Irked Homeless Man Pummels Slot Machine

[Kor37 9]

Irked Homeless Man Pummels Slot Machine

AP

Posted: 2007-10-23 17:58:53

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - Frustration and anger over losses compelled a homeless man to bash a slot machine until it broke, an eastern Iowa man told a judge on Monday.

 

Truy Huu Phung, 41, admitted to losing his cool at the Catfish Bend Casino and also pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal mischief in the incident, which was caught on surveillance tape.

 

Phung, a homeless man from the Davenport area, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 3. He is expected to seek a deferred judgment and probation.

 

Phung was granted pretrial release on Monday, with the condition that he report to probation officers. He told the judge he would be staying at the same Davenport-area homeless shelter he used before his arrest.

 

Phung had been in custody since mid-August, when police arrested him after surveillance footage showed him repeatedly punching a slot machine with a closed fist.

 

After the machine broke, Phung walked out without anyone noticing, but police used the footage and a Player's Club card from the casino to track him down.

 

Information from: The Hawk Eye, http://www.thehawkeye.com

How does a homeless man have the money to bet on slot machines anyway?..... :)

[Gummy 0]

I don't even want to know where he carried his wallet. :)

[Wishfire 2]

I don't even want to know where he carried his wallet. :)

 

Probably in the same place I carried mine when I was homeless... In my back pocket.

 

:)

[Gummy 0]

I don't even want to know where he carried his wallet. :)

 

Probably in the same place I carried mine when I was homeless... In my back pocket.

 

:)

Sorry, I thought it said "Naked Homeless Man".

My mistake.

[trekz 7]

There is a casino in Davenport. Why go all the way to Burlington to bust a machine? :)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

I don't even want to know where he carried his wallet. :)

 

Probably in the same place I carried mine when I was homeless... In my back pocket.

 

:)

Sorry, I thought it said "Naked Homeless Man".

My mistake.

Why is Gummy thinking about naked homeless men?

[Gummy 0]

I didn't have my glasses on when I was reading the post.

Serves me right for trying to read without them.

[MrPsychic 1]

Eh, if he got away with it, money for him. When he got caught, he'll get three hots and a cot, then maybe they'll help him get a job.