NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prison inmate pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sending letters to the FBI and secret service that included bomb and anthrax threats -- as well as his full name and inmate number.
Donald Ray Bilby, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to one count of false information and hoaxes after he sent five letters demanding authorities deposit $20,000 in his county jail inmate account because he needed money for bail, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
"I think it's fair to say we were not dealing with a great criminal mind here," U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said in a statement.
Bilby signed all the letters using his full name and inserted his inmate number beneath his signature. One letter to the FBI included demands for money, a piece of paper labeled "anthrax" and a white powdery substance that turned out to be harmless.
He faces a maximum of five years in prison after first serving a sentence for automobile theft.
2006-07-26 14:53:51 · 19 answers · asked by robertonduty 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I don't think anyone fathoms just how incredibly stupid people can be until you've been either a classroom teacher or someone in law enforcement!
Thank goodness someone like the example in the question doesn't come along very often!
2006-07-26 15:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rockmeister B 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think I lost IQ points just by reading that story, lol. J/K
That is pretty dumb though. He makes Jessica Simpson look like a Rhodes Scholar.
2006-07-26 14:57:36 · answer #2 · answered by dmc81076 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bilby just wanted a longer Holiday he just didn't wanna do his own washing
and cook for his self {wink}
respect
shaz
2006-07-27 09:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by sharon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey he gets 3 squares a day, a roof over his head. Maybe he thinks he was being smart.
2006-07-26 14:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. . .
Three squares a day, a cot to sleep on, a roof over your head. . . Why the hell would he want to leave??
To quote Forrest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does."
2006-07-26 15:23:55 · answer #5 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bilby, seems like a good candidate for a retro-active abortion.
2006-07-26 15:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Criminals (especially ones in jail) aren't the brightest people in the world...
2006-07-26 15:28:41 · answer #7 · answered by Love always, Kortnei 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um yea...that's stupid...but then look where he is! Just a few fries short of a happy meal ya know?!
2006-07-26 14:56:57 · answer #8 · answered by lovinlife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps he wanted to be caught - and wanted to stay in prison longer.
2006-07-26 14:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I think it's fair to say we were not dealing with a great criminal mind here,"
REALLY?!?
who woulda thunk it!
2006-07-27 06:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋