TORN’S LAWYERS NEGOTIATING PLEA BARGAIN
Veteran actor RIP TORN’s lawyers are negotiating a plea deal with prosecu tors to put an end to his legal woes after he was caught breaking into a Connecticut bank in January (10).
The Men In Black star was found sprawled on the floor of the Litchfield Bancorp building in his hometown of Salisbury late at night, clutching a loaded revolver while reportedly drunk. He told cops he thought the buil ding was his home.
The 79 year old, real name Elmore Rual Torn, was arrested and charged w ith a string of offences, including carrying a pistol without a permit, c arrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespass and third-degree criminal mischief.
He checked himself into a rehabilitation facility in New York after bei ng released on bail and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
On Tuesday (25May10), Torn returned to Litchfield Superior Court, where his attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, reminded the court that Torn had volu ntarily undergone a stint in rehab and had completed court-ordered alcoho l education classes stemming from a previous 2008 arrest.
Waterfall also revealed the actor had disposed of all his weapons.
The presiding judge decided to continue proceedings on 4 June (10) to a llow both sides extra time to negotiate a plea bargain - a deal that Wate rfall hopes will keep the star out of jail.
Torn’s 2008 charge for driving under the influence was dismissed on Mon day (24May10) after the actor satisfied a judge by completing an alcohol awareness course.
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