Unicorn story a misunderstanding
BILLINGS, Mont. (UPI) -- A Montana prosecutor has blamed miscommunication for a report that an alleged drunken driver blamed a road accident on a driving unicorn. Yellowstone County Attorney Dennis Paxinos said the report was the result of slang developed by prosecutors as a form of "black humor," the Billings (Mont.) Gazette reported Thursday. Paxinos said the alleged drunken driver, employed the "unicorn defense," which involves a suspect blaming a crime on a mythological person -- someone who does not exist.
A deputy prosecutor, misinterpreting an e-mail about the suspect's statements at the time of his arrest, requested the judge place a high bond on the suspect because he blamed the crime on a unicorn.
"It's kind of code (among prosecutors), and the code was misinterpreted," Paxinos told the Gazette. Paxinos offered his apologies to the suspect, the public and the court for the incident. "I wanted to stop the misinformation that was generated from my office immediately," he said.
Dammit. Just when things were getting interesting!
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