What, Patches O’Houlihan Attested … Rip Torn Arrested for Alledged Armed Robbery of Bank

Say it isn’t so … Patches O’Houlihan from Dodgeball fame has been arrested. Obviously Patches did not take his own advice of dodge,  duck, dip, dive and dodge the law.

Hey Patches, “if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a drunken armed robbery arrest.” OMG, this is pathetically sad …

the only question is whether Torn’s mugshot will rival this classic one from a past drunk driving incident

Actor Elmore “Rip” Torn has been arrested for breaking into a Salisbury, CT bank and carrying a firearm while highly intoxicated. Torn, known for his roles in Dodge Ball, Men in Black, the Beastmaster

Connecticut state police said the 78-year-old Salisbury resident was arrested Friday night after police found him inside the Litchfield Bancorp with a loaded revolver.

The “Men in Black” actor was taken into custody and booked on numerous criminal charges, including burglary and possession of firearm without a permit.

He was held on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a Monday appearance in Bantam Superior Court.

According to reports, Rip Torn entered the bank through a broken window, was found inside the bank with a loaded revolver and was highly intoxicated.  Torn broke into the Litchfield Bankcorp building in Salisbury, Connecticut, where he lives, at around 9.40 pm. He is being held on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a Monday appearance in Bantam Superior Court.

TMZ has the arrest docs.

One Response to “What, Patches O’Houlihan Attested … Rip Torn Arrested for Alledged Armed Robbery of Bank”

1. Carpe on February 1st, 2010 4:40 pm

   He looks a lot like Red Skelton doing
   Freddie the Freeloader.

   http://img.allposters.com/6/LRG/37/3706/NCCAF00Z.jpg

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