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Rip Torn Freed on Bail, Bound for Rehab

After alleged bank break-in, actor due back in court Feb. 17

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 1, 2010 4:23 PM CST

(Newser) – Rip Torn appeared in court in Connecticut today to face charges related to an alleged bank break-in Friday evening and was released on $100,000 bond. The 78-year-old actor will enter alcohol rehab as soon as possible, his lawyer said. The numerous charges against him include burglary, trespassing, and carrying a firearm while intoxicated. His lawyer acknowledged Torn had a loaded .22 revolver in his pocket but said it was "never brandished," reports the Register Citizen of Litchfield County.

"Obviously he wasn't there to commit a crime," said A. Thomas Waterfall, who described Torn as "lucid." The Dodgeball and 30 Rock actor was wearing several jackets, unzipped pants, and suspenders when he was arrested in a Litchfield Bancorp branch in Salisbury, where he lives. "The subject looked unsteady on his feet and I could clearly see both of his hand were empty," according to a state police report. Torn is due back in court Feb. 17.

Elmore Rip Torn appears with his attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, in Bantam Superior Court in Bantam, Conn. Monday Feb. 1, 2010.
Elmore "Rip" Torn appears with his attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, in Bantam Superior Court in Bantam, Conn. Monday Feb. 1, 2010.   (AP Photo/Jim Shannon, Pool)
Rip Torn appears in superior court in Bantam, Conn., Feb. 1, 2010. Torn was intoxicated and thought he was at home when he broke into a bank carrying a loaded gun, according to court records.
Rip Torn appears in superior court in Bantam, Conn., Feb. 1, 2010. Torn was intoxicated and thought he was at home when he broke into a bank carrying a loaded gun, according to court records.   (AP Photo/Jim Shannon, Pool)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 22 comments
nathanday
Feb 3, 2010 5:23 AM CST
I was camera operator. I didn't mean "in" but "on" a movie. And nobody sleeps with the extras.
Spydiggity
Feb 2, 2010 9:40 AM CST
a regular 18 year old kid gets busted with a small amount of a controlled substance and is likely to serve time in a county or state prison. a 78 year old actor breaks into a bank and just goes to rehab? my god...i hate this country more and more every day.
elderban
Feb 2, 2010 4:17 AM CST
I guess he wont be in MIB 3... :(

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