A macabre practical joke landed a Pennsylvania man in prison for 15 years.
Jeffrey Barber fired a rifle in his house then smeared himself with tomato sauce and lay on the floor, hoping to give his wife a fright.
She called the emergency services when she found him.
The policeman who arrived promptly arrested Barber for illegally possessing the 22 calibre rifle.
Barber, who is 44 and lives in Chester County, will spend 15 years in jail.
He was not allowed to own a gun because he had previous firearms offences, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Barber pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, reports the Charlotte Observer.
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[Bugs Bunny voice]What a maroon...what an ignoranamus!
Jeffrey Barber fired a rifle in his house then smeared himself with tomato sauce and lay on the floor, hoping to give his wife a fright.
She called the emergency services when she found him.
The policeman who arrived promptly arrested Barber for illegally possessing the 22 calibre rifle.
Barber, who is 44 and lives in Chester County, will spend 15 years in jail.
He was not allowed to own a gun because he had previous firearms offences, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Barber pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, reports the Charlotte Observer.
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[Bugs Bunny voice]What a maroon...what an ignoranamus!