Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Crime Doesn't Pay


Remember the Cleveland Browns fan who ran onto the field during a game against Pittsburgh during the season? Well, he won't be running anywhere come Super Bowl Sunday or future football seasons to follow. He's been grounded by a Cleveland judge with the most cruel and painful punishment you can dole out to a NFL football fan. He may have wished he'd taken the 30 day jail sentence instead. Here's the story:

BROWNS FAN GETS SUPER BOWL WEEKEND IN JAIL

Nathan Mallett, 24, will begin his three-day sentence on Feb. 3 and won't be allowed to watch the Feb. 5 game on television or listen to it on radio.

Municipal Court Judge Joan Synenberg ordered Mallett not to attend Browns games in Cleveland or any other city for five years as a condition of his probation. He also must perform 150 hours of community service with Browns charities. He could have been sentenced to up to 30 days in jail.

Mallett, who expressed remorse in court, was convicted earlier this month of misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and criminal trespassing.

He has said he raced onto the field because he was upset by Pittsburgh's 41-0 win over the Browns on Dec. 24. His jaunt ended when Steelers linebacker James Harrison body-slammed him onto the ground and held him for police.

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