 | It was the sausage that was frozen, not the sausage-wielding thief, if that means anything... | A Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty
"Wudn't me."
to attacking a bicyclist with sausage links and a wrench before making off with jewelry and the bike.| See, da jools and da bike, dey came right at me. Dey even followed me down da alley. Wotsa guy supposed ta do? | Michael Baker, of Holbrook, was arraigned Monday on charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
| The wrench or the sausage links? | | This is Massachusetts. Do you know how much fat and salt are in those sausages? The guy's lucky if they don't double the jail time on that basis alone. | in connection with the Sunday morning attack. The Enterprise of Brockton reports that Baker's lawyer says his client was trying to defend himself from the alleged victim. Bail was set at $1,000.
The bicyclist tells police the assailant swung the string of sausage links at him before hitting him with the wrench.
Police say Baker was caught a short time later with the bike and a wrench. Police later found that sausages and other food had been stolen from a food stand at the Brockton Fairgrounds. |