ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Cow that escaped from NJ slaughterhouse will be spared

PATERSON, N.J.

A cow that escaped from a New Jersey slaughterhouse will be spared.

The black-and-white bovine was running through the streets of Paterson sometime after 8 p.m. last Tuesday.

Animal control officer John De Cando tells The Record newspaper that it was like “Dodge City” with police cars trying to corral the 750-pound animal. But the cow managed to break loose.

De Cando tranquilized the cow after it became trapped between a fire hydrant and a truck.

De Cando says the slaughterhouse owner has promised to take the animal to a farm.

No one was injured.

Judge in Alabama orders man to go to jail over sagging pants

PRATTVILLE, Ala.

A central Alabama judge ordered a man to serve three days in jail for contempt of court for wearing so-called saggy pants.

Twenty-year-old LaMarcus D. Ramsey was in Autauga County Circuit Court last week to enter a plea on a charge of receiving stolen property.

Circuit Judge John Bush told Ramsey his blue jeans were sagging too low and gave him the three-day stint.

The judge told Ramsey to buy pants that fit or a belt when he gets out of the county jail.

The judge says he finds it disrespectful and a disruption when people wear pants below their waistline in his chambers.

“To me, it’s not any different than if someone stood up in court and started cussing everybody out,” Judge Bush said. “It’s disrespectful conduct and I think as judges, we’re expected to at least have some degree of control and respect for the courtroom the people have given us charge of.”

Calls to Ramsey’s public defender were not immediately returned.

Associated Press