A former Ocean City resident who asked to be able to graduate from a university before going to jail was told no.
“The sentence starts immediately,” Judge Richard Bloxom told Maxwell Tyler Press, a senior at Temple University, on Monday in Circuit Court in Snow Hill.
Press, 22, had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
“I realize this makes me look like a foolish person,” Press said.
“It makes you look like a drug dealer and a thief,” Bloxom said in return.
Press’ crime started with “stiffing some taxi driver on Christmas Eve who was trying to make a living,” Bloxom said.
Although Press refused to pay the taxi fare, he had more than $2,000 cash with him. He had asked to be picked up at a 28th Street bar and taken to 11th Street. The fare was $6.20. After asking the taxi driver if he was going to cry about $6, Press ran away.
The taxi driver called police, who saw Press at 11th Street and Edgewater Avenue. He had a backpack with him. A chase ensued.
4 comments:
This kid is too stupid to be awarded a college diploma.
sounds like justice was served in perfect order. kudos to the judge we need many more like him! I dont care the kids going to college its a shame he didnt get the whole sentence. its time for the slap on the wrists to stop!
Good for the judge!
We should be so lucky here in Salisbury, but not so. We'd hear all about what an economic engine the little clean cut thugs are.
I wish we had more judges with common sense in Salisbury district court.
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