Man gets 4 years for handcuffing woman he wanted to date
RINGGOLD, Ga. (AP) - A north Georgia man who handcuffed himself to a female Taco Bell co-worker has been sentenced to serve four years in prison.
The Rome News-Tribune reports that 25-year-old Jason Earl Dean of Dalton handcuffed himself to the 18-year-old woman in August 2011 in an attempt to convince her to go on a date with him.
Lookout Mountain Assistant District Attorney Alan Norton says a Catoosa County Superior Court judge sentenced Dean to four years in prison followed by six years on probation. Dean had been charged with false imprisonment.
Norton says Dean is also not allowed to have any contact with the victim or her family.
The Rome News-Tribune reports that 25-year-old Jason Earl Dean of Dalton handcuffed himself to the 18-year-old woman in August 2011 in an attempt to convince her to go on a date with him.
Lookout Mountain Assistant District Attorney Alan Norton says a Catoosa County Superior Court judge sentenced Dean to four years in prison followed by six years on probation. Dean had been charged with false imprisonment.
Norton says Dean is also not allowed to have any contact with the victim or her family.
His neighbors say he was such a nice quiet young man. He liked to dig in his garden late at night. Always returned the shovel he borrowed.
While the cop in Spokane who beat the mentally retarded janitor over a Snickers bar, received just over 4 years, sounds like justice.
"I got the late night creepys"
I bet his family tree is a wreath
4 years in prison seems a bit excessive. Probation, sure. Why is this a jailable offense?
 @axpman Imagine some freak you've rejected confronting you at your workplace and forcibly handcuffing himself to you.. The story doesn't say how long this incident lasted, but I bet it was plenty long enough to traumatize the heck out of the victim, especially if they were alone together or if he tried to take her anywhere. Guys like this are dangerous and should be sent a strong message that their behavior is totally unacceptable. Glad to see Georgia takes him seriously.
 @StealthActivist If he had raped her while handcuffed then I'd agree, but that didn't happen.
 @axpman Apparently since the Georgia legislature passed a law against it. Perhaps the sentence was enhanced because of prior bad behavior or other incidents with the same victim, etc. The story above really doesn't have much information so we can't really know based on the story alone.
 @StealthActivist Since when does false imprisonment = 4 years?
 @axpman  If he'd raped her, the charge would be Rape instead of False Imprisonment, and hopefully the sentence would've been a lot longer.
Ok... Seriously dude... Handcuffs are usually a 3rd date item and only after setting up the safe word.
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4 years in prison... either he has a record, the rest of the story is missing, or it's maybe a weeee bit excessive. Either way, good luck with those ears and pouty lips on the inside.
What a loser..
Yeah, it was a stupid thing to do, but 4 years?Â
I think they only lock up serial killers for 30 days in Georgia, but I could be wrong. :-P
"Norton says Dean is also not allowed to have any contact with the victim or her family."
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What about Taco Bell? Â Please tell me he's not allowed back in Taco Bells.
Here Wendy, just for you.
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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/drive-thru-prank-leaves-workers-questioning-reality-214808352.html
@Kushfan  Yeah, I saw those. I do not have a drive-thru at my restaurant.
 @Kushfan Take me with ya Kush, I want one of those Gator Gordita's!
Not yet. Â You haven't seen me drive.
Well........OK.........I guess that's another move I can cross off my list. Â
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No handcuffing yourself to women you don't know. Â Got it.
@Kushfan I prefer the furry pink ones
 @WendyTeagarden Me too............Oh, you're talking about handcuff, aren't you?
 @Kushfan  @WendyTeagarden The way I see, getting a date shouldn't be a problem for, oh about the next 4 years....
 @WendyTeagarden  @Kushfan Furry, pink men???
Handcuffs are not very romantic, I prefer the "knock 'em on the head and drag 'em home method" best.
 @swimbad It's pretty cost effective too. Who needs dinner and drinks I say.
 @beernpizza Especially when you have a new dish washer!
 @swimbad You did get over that problem you had leaving a dent, didn't you? ;-)
 @Mikey  @swimbad I like "Fix-A-Flat" for minor repairs and enhancements.
Gomer told the judge that everything he know's about dating women he learned from cousin Goober.
Hey, those two studs knew how to score women!
 @Kushfan He should change his name to Gomer Style.
Now that's romantic.
LOL!  I have a feeling he thought that the "gesture" would go over like some bad sit-com where she sighs and agrees to a date, flattered by his persistence but instead wound up in a better set of hand cuffs.
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Curious, were the handcuffs carried for the intended use of handcuffing the woman or does he just normally carry handcuffs to capture the illusion of authority?
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Tough lesson to learn, no means no.
While he is doing his time have him write "NO means NO" about a million times.
 @WendyTeagarden I believe he will be telling his cellie "No means no" about a million times
"No means..............." Â Wait, no means what again?
 @WendyTeagarden ~he says in a creepy voice; What you really mean is yes. We all know it.
"...handcuffed himself to a female Taco Bell co-worker has been sentenced to serve four years in prison."
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He'll get his fill of burritos and hot sauce...
 @str1ngb3nd3r Oh, that's just nasty....
 @Mikey  @str1ngb3nd3r LOL but right on the money