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Cindy Havens, a 30-year-old waitress in Ottawa, Ontario, had her crime downgraded from trafficking in marijuana to possession after she explained to a judge in July that she had such a large quantity on hand because it seemed to be the only thing her pet iguana, Pogo Longtail, would eat. (The judge then mused aloud whether his ruling would cause a run on iguanas at local pet stores.)
Jerry A. Cameron, missing for five days in August after leaving his home in Jacksonville, Arkansas, to go fishing near Little Rock, called his wife from Denver to announce that he had been “kidnapped by Mexican bandits,” robbed, and left in the water near Amarillo.
Gyoung Kim, 35, was charged with assault in July in Edmonton, Alberta, for beating the owner of an adult boutique who would not give him a refund for the inflatable doll he had bought earlier that evening.
Marvin Carter, 18, was arrested in Silver Spring, Maryland, in March after he burglarized a sporting goods store. After setting off a burglar alarm, he retreated into an air duct, where he hid for more than 36 hours before testing an exit to see if police had gone. (They hadn’t.)
