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Kiwon
08-06-2009, 06:56 PM
http://www.chron.com/photos/2009/08/06/17790364/260xStory.jpg

5'10" - 500 pounds.......with a gun hidden in his flab.

I pity the poor officer that had to do a body cavity search to find the bullets. :)

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Obese Houston inmate found with gun after 5 searches

An obese Harris County jail inmate turned over a pistol that had been hidden in the folds of his skin after he went through at least five searches upon his arrest and was booked into two different local lockups, authorities said.

George Vera, 25, is charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility. He also is charged with possessing or selling unlabeled recordings, the original reason for his arrest.

Authorities said he was caught with 439 compact disc recordings which did not have labels noting manufacturers or distributors.

Vera is free on a total of $10,000 bail. The Chronicle was unable to reach him at his home.

The Houston Police Department, which operates the city jail, and the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the county jail, are investigating.

The case comes on the heels of the county jail passing a state inspection last week after the facility corrected problems found during a previous inspection in April.

"It's certainly troubling and that's why we're conducting an investigation to see what happened," said Christina Garza, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.

A spokesman for the Houston Police Department, Kese Smith, said that procedures call for a suspect to be searched upon arrest, twice at the city jail and once more upon his transfer. He said there's no special provision regarding obese people, but officers are trained to thoroughly search suspects.

Vera, who is 5-foot-10 and weighs more 500 pounds, was arrested by Houston police and booked into the city jail Sunday on suspicion of bootlegging compact disc recordings, said Donna Hawkins, spokeswoman for the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

By Monday, Vera was transferred to the county jail, where he was searched at least once. While he was in the shower that day, he told a guard that he had weapon on him.

Garza said officers found a 9-millimeter handgun beneath folds of his skin. The gun was not loaded and it was unclear whether bullets were found.

The incident comes after the troubled jail at 1200 Baker passed a surprise inspection last week by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The review found that all deficiencies cited during the April inspection had been corrected.

In April, the lockup failed inspection because of malfunctioning intercoms, broken toilets and crowding in holding cells, where inmates are placed before they are formally booked.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/breaking/6562918.html

SkinBasket
08-06-2009, 08:22 PM
Authorities said he was caught with 439 compact disc recordings which did not have labels noting manufacturers or distributors.

Vera is free on a total of $10,000 bail. The Chronicle was unable to reach him at his home.


Graduate student Joel Tenenbaum took it on the chin from the RIAA last week, leaving court with an order to pay everyone's favorite strong arm organization a grand total of $675,000 for the thirty songs he shared via KaZaA.

Sooooo... it's better to illegally share music if you're a criminal rather than a student? What a wonderful time to be an American!!!!!

Partial
08-06-2009, 08:24 PM
Authorities said he was caught with 439 compact disc recordings which did not have labels noting manufacturers or distributors.

Vera is free on a total of $10,000 bail. The Chronicle was unable to reach him at his home.


Graduate student Joel Tenenbaum took it on the chin from the RIAA last week, leaving court with an order to pay everyone's favorite strong arm organization a grand total of $675,000 for the thirty songs he shared via KaZaA.

Sooooo... it's better to illegally share music if you're a criminal rather than a student? What a wonderful time to be an American!!!!!

One is stealing, one if giving away someone's content to other people for free. Not the same crime. I do hate the RIAA and MPAA, however.

SkinBasket
08-06-2009, 08:28 PM
Authorities said he was caught with 439 compact disc recordings which did not have labels noting manufacturers or distributors.

Vera is free on a total of $10,000 bail. The Chronicle was unable to reach him at his home.


Graduate student Joel Tenenbaum took it on the chin from the RIAA last week, leaving court with an order to pay everyone's favorite strong arm organization a grand total of $675,000 for the thirty songs he shared via KaZaA.

Sooooo... it's better to illegally share music if you're a criminal rather than a student? What a wonderful time to be an American!!!!!

One is stealing, one if giving away someone's content to other people for free. Not the same crime. I do hate the RIAA and MPAA, however.

You're assuming the fat guy was making a profit...

You also seem to be taking the position that it's better to steal than share, despite your feelings on the RIAA and MPAA.

Partial
08-06-2009, 10:57 PM
Authorities said he was caught with 439 compact disc recordings which did not have labels noting manufacturers or distributors.

Vera is free on a total of $10,000 bail. The Chronicle was unable to reach him at his home.


Graduate student Joel Tenenbaum took it on the chin from the RIAA last week, leaving court with an order to pay everyone's favorite strong arm organization a grand total of $675,000 for the thirty songs he shared via KaZaA.

Sooooo... it's better to illegally share music if you're a criminal rather than a student? What a wonderful time to be an American!!!!!

One is stealing, one if giving away someone's content to other people for free. Not the same crime. I do hate the RIAA and MPAA, however.

You're assuming the fat guy was making a profit...

You also seem to be taking the position that it's better to steal than share, despite your feelings on the RIAA and MPAA.

Not taking any position, just saying they're not the same thing, if I understood what you're implying.

oregonpackfan
08-06-2009, 11:19 PM
At 5'10" and 500 lbs, I wonder what the cholesterol level of that guy is... :roll:

Scott Campbell
08-07-2009, 11:45 AM
Funny how the camera seems to add 200 lbs to people.

CaptainKickass
08-07-2009, 01:51 PM
......But can he play Nose Tackle in the 3-4 defense?


















....Ooops. Sorry wrong room.