Thursday, March 02, 2006

Is this torture?

This is a priceless story, from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

[Daniel Andrew] Wolcott, 22, is awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a $7 million private jet in St. Augustine, Fla., in October and flying it to Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville.

He's been in jail since then in lieu of $175,000 bond. He faces charges in Florida and also may be subject to federal charges.

Wolcott's parents, Scott and Diane Wolcott, have been at odds with Conway since November over dental floss not being allowed in the jail.

They say their son's inability to floss caused him to develop gingivitis and gum pockets, which if left untreated could become full-blown periodontal disease.

Now I know what you're thinking - if he has bad breath, how is he going to get a date while in jail? And how can this sort of Geneva Convention violation be allowed in a civilized society? Fortunately for young Daniel, Sheriff Butch Conway came up with a brilliant solution:

On Friday evening [Wolcott] became a cellmate of a Dacula dentist facing murder charges in the death of his wife.

"I had him moved to a cell with Bart Corbin," Conway said Sunday. "[Corbin's] trained in dentistry, and if there are any complications, they can advise the medical unit. [Wolcott] just had his wisdom teeth out, so I think it's a good thing he's in a cell with a dentist."

I think Conway has a bright future in politics...

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