ODDLY ENOUGH | Pa. gurney attorney jailed for theft from clients

ODDLY ENOUGH

Pa. gurney attorney jailed for theft from clients

UNIONTOWN, Pa.

A judge has sentenced a western Pennsylvania attorney who again was wheeled into court on a gurney to 18 months to six years in prison for stealing $99,000 from clients, even though his friends testified he’s too sick to be incarcerated.

Fayette County Judge Steve Leskinen sentenced 53-year-old Mark Morrison on Friday. Morrison also will spend eight years on probation.

Morrison was convicted in January but first appeared in Leskinen’s courtroom on a gurney in November, claiming to be mentally incompetent. At that time, the judge sided with experts who believed Morrison might have been faking. On Friday, the judge sentenced Morrison despite claims his health is failing due to a circulatory problem and a bacterial infection.

Leskinen says the sentence was warranted because Morrison shows no remorse for stealing the money from two elderly couples he represented.

‘Zombies ahead,’ warns electronic road sign in SC

FORT MILL, S.C.

Drivers near the South Carolina-North Carolina state line have been warned to be on the lookout for zombies, hunters and tanks.

The Herald of Rock Hill reports that one of the electronic signs, which normally flash messages about construction or crashes, read “Zombies Ahead” on Sunday. Another flashed “Watch for Hunters,” while a third said “Be alert for Tanks.”

The signs are on Highway 160 near Fort Mill, S.C.

Ken Wilson with the state’s transportation department says a key is needed to get into the control box for the signs. A code is needed to change the wording.

Hackers pulled similar pranks in 2009, using road signs to warn of zombies in Collinsville, Ill., and Austin, Texas.

Police: Cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin

SCRANTON, Pa.

Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say they recovered more than 50 bags of heroin, cash and loose change from a woman in a cavity search.

Authorities say 27-year-old Karin Mackaliunas was detained last weekend after a crash. Scranton police say they found three bags of heroin in her jacket and after being taken to the police station she told investigators she had more hidden in her vagina.

A doctor performed a search and recovered 54 bags of heroin, 31 empty bags used to package heroin, prescription pills and $51.22.

Mackaliunas was jailed on $25,000 bail on charges including possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. It was not clear if she had an attorney.

Associated Press