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Rip Torn arrested for drunken bank break-in
Rip Torn has taken his drunken antics to the bank. Talk about your armed and loaded. The actor was busted Friday night (Jan. 29) for breaking into a Connecticut bank, armed with a loaded gun, reports the Litchfield County's Register Citizen.
Apparently, the "Dodgeball" star was ripped, that is, he was "highly intoxicated," according to a police news release.
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, 78, forced his way into the Litchfield Bancorp building, setting off an alarm. He got taken into custody and is being held on $100,000 cash bond.
He was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespass and third-degree criminal mischief.
He's due in court on Monday, Feb. 1.
Torn has a history with getting arrested for drunken behavior, particularly drunk driving. He was acquitted in a 2004 case, and got probation for a 2007 and a 2008 case, in which he swore at police officer and insisted he was a cop as well, displaying his New York auxiliary police officer ID.
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Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been charged with storming the Bank of Connecticut -Real-Story- http://usspost.com/rip-torn-4675/
Guess that probably leaves him out of MIB III.
I don't condone his behavior, but I am somewhat impressed that at age 78 he still has the strength and stamina to commit such acts. Hope the court gets him some help instead of throwing him in jail.
He Obviously Really Need,s An Encounter With JESUS .
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge criminal charges, wait....
I hope I can be such a drunken reprobate at such an age!
I think Rip just might be doing his acting behind bars for a long time. Bank Robery with a weapon is not something to laugh at.
Bahhahahaha this surpasses the Nick Nolte mugshot
An encounter with JESUS!? Yopu've gotta' be kidding me. The guy is a blackout drunk who has probably experienced levels of shame and regret we will never know. The boogyman has nothing to do with it!
I heard from a reliable source that Rip was watching TV in the bank lobby when the state police arrived. Rip was under the impression that he was in his own home, which is located a mile away from the bank. Rip is no bank robber.