Lord, Give Me a Sign!
Timothy O’Neal Evans, 28, seemed to think his chances weren’t good in his trial for rape and robbery in Bay Minette, Ala.: When court broke for lunch, he broke for the door. As he dashed down the hall, the judge in another courtroom heard the commotion and joined the chase, though “I didn’t know what I was going to have to do if I caught him,” Judge Robert Wilters said. Once outside, Evans broke into a full run, looked back to see if the judge was still in hot pursuit, and turned back just in time to slam face-first into a parking sign. That “staggered him pretty good,” Wilters said, and allowed court deputies to catch up and take Evans into custody. The attempted escape was not mentioned in court, nor was the origin of the swelling on Evans’s forehead. The next day, the jury convicted him on all charges. (Mobile Register) ...Either way, he was going to get his lumps.
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