JUDGE: Jail or walk 30 miles for stiffing cabbie
Cicconetti, OH (ABC) — Take a hike!
An eccentric Ohio judge told a scofflaw teen to take a hike — and walk 30 miles for stiffing a cabbie for a ride of the same length or face 30 days in the slammer.
Painesville Judge Michael Cicconetti, known for his unusual punishments, meted out the sentence to Victoria Bascom, 19, after she was found guilty of theft for not paying her cab fare of $100, Ciconnetti’s secretary Diane Armstrong told ABC News today.
The victim drove Bascom, who was charged with theft, about 30 miles from Cleveland to Painesville this past February, but she left the cab without paying, Armstrong added.
Bascom said she completed part of the walk, which had to be done in 48 hours, this past weekend at the Lake County fair grounds, where ABC News affiliate WEWS caught up with her.
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