Man Convicted in Cell Phone Assault

A jury convicted a man of second-degree domestic assault on Saturday for shoving a cell phone down his girlfriend's throat. This is really sensational news, even by textually's love-of-gossip standards, but the source is most reputable, it's an AP piece picked up by Forbes.

"Prosecutors said Marlon Brando Gill, 25, of Kansas City, forced the cell phone into Melinda Abell's mouth during an argument in December 2005. Gill denied the charge, claiming that she tried to swallow the phone to prevent him from finding out whom she had been calling.

Abell, 25, of Blue Springs, was rushed to a hospital where doctors removed the phone. Doctors said she nearly died of a blocked airway."

Previously: - Woman Testifies About Cell Phone in Throat

emily | 11:04 AM | News, Buzz |
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