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HOUSTON (AP) _ A Baytown man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for impersonating a U.S. marshal in a bar.
Rex Kramer, 54, pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 to falsely representing himself as a U.S. marshal and to possession of an unregistered firearm silencer.
Witnesses said Kramer approached female customers at a bar in November and told them he was a deputy U.S. marshal conducting an anthrax investigation.
He reportedly grabbed a woman's arm and told her she would be arrested and would need to go with him. The woman broke loose and called police.
When authorities arrived, Kramer continued to identify himself as a U.S. marshal. He ultimately told the officers he used a phony badge to pass as a marshal.
Michael DeGeurin, Kramer's public defender, argued Monday for a lighter sentence. He blamed his client's actions on alcohol abuse stemming from his fall from fame as a former boyfriend of Liza Minnelli.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt denied the request and ordered Kramer to undergo psychiatric treatment and drug testing.
After his arrest, Kramer consented to searches of his home and car, where authorities found a rifle, silencer, ropes, gags, handcuffs, law enforcement badges, police clothing and other items.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Chapman said the 30-month sentence was an appropriate one given the items discovered at Kramer's home.
Niteshift's observations:
#1: Sounds like he was packing the serial killer starter kit.
#2: What does it take to have a news story WITHOUT LiZa Minelli's name in it?
Rex Kramer, 54, pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 to falsely representing himself as a U.S. marshal and to possession of an unregistered firearm silencer.
Witnesses said Kramer approached female customers at a bar in November and told them he was a deputy U.S. marshal conducting an anthrax investigation.
He reportedly grabbed a woman's arm and told her she would be arrested and would need to go with him. The woman broke loose and called police.
When authorities arrived, Kramer continued to identify himself as a U.S. marshal. He ultimately told the officers he used a phony badge to pass as a marshal.
Michael DeGeurin, Kramer's public defender, argued Monday for a lighter sentence. He blamed his client's actions on alcohol abuse stemming from his fall from fame as a former boyfriend of Liza Minnelli.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt denied the request and ordered Kramer to undergo psychiatric treatment and drug testing.
After his arrest, Kramer consented to searches of his home and car, where authorities found a rifle, silencer, ropes, gags, handcuffs, law enforcement badges, police clothing and other items.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Chapman said the 30-month sentence was an appropriate one given the items discovered at Kramer's home.
Niteshift's observations:
#1: Sounds like he was packing the serial killer starter kit.
#2: What does it take to have a news story WITHOUT LiZa Minelli's name in it?
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