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| Author: | Jamal [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Monson grounded and possibly incarcerated for graffiti stunt |
http://mmamania.com/2009/07/30/jeff-mon ... ted-stunt/ Former number one UFC heavyweight contender, Jeff Monson, is facing up to 90 days in prison and a $21,894 fine after pleading guilty to malicious mischief for spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington state Capitol building, according to Yahoo!Sports. Perhaps more damaging is that fact that “The Snowman” had to surrender is passport, which essentially rules out an upcoming rematch against Pedro Rizzo at “Bitetti Combat” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 12. In addition, the 37-year-old submission specialist had other plans to compete in Japan and Russia in early 2010. Upon hearing the ruling, Monson asked the judge: “Are you going to support my family now?” Monson — who was actually photographed by ESPN the Magazine committing the graffiti-related offense — is scheduled to be sentenced in October. Since his departure from the UFC, Monson has performed quite well against quality competition in lesser known events. In fact, the self-described anarchist has won seven of his last eight fights following the Rizzo loss back in 2007. After stealing a controversial unanimous decision victory against Roy “Big Country” Nelson at “March Badness,” Monson made short work of Russian gladiator Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM 8, forcing the Russian to tap with a north-south choke early into round one. The American Top Team (ATT) product also recently made headlines when he tossed his name into the hat to fight Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: “Trilogy” on Aug. 1 when Josh Barnett was scratched because of a positive test for steroids. The entire event was eventually canceled. With Affliction out of the fight business, and restricted from international travel, Monson has just a handful of choices at his disposal. One that he may want to consider is Strikeforce, which is looking for an opponent to challenge Fabricio Werdum on Aug. 15. |
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| Author: | LARMORE [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Monson grounded and possibly incarcerated for graffiti stunt |
What a moron. Did he expect NOT to be punished for his actions? Maybe he should have considered his family's well-being before spray-painting the Capitol. |
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| Author: | Dent [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Monson grounded and possibly incarcerated for graffiti stunt |
Veteran MMA fighter Jeff Monson pleaded guilty to graffiti-related charges stemming from a picture that was published last year in ESPN the Magazine (right) of Monson spraypainting an anarchy symbol onto the Washington state Capitol. Monson pleaded guilty to the Capitol charge, and entered an Alford plea on the charge for graffiti at an armed-forces recruiting center, meaning that he doesn't admit guilt, but does believe that there is enough evidence that he will be convicted. Monson, 38, is scheduled to be sentenced in October, with the prosecutor recommending 90 days in jail. He was also slapped with a $21,894 fine for restitution. However, the crushing blow for Monson is that he was forced to hand over his passport. He is reported to have fights scheduled in Russia and Japan in early 2010, and won't be able to travel for them. When asked to turn the passport over, he asked the prosecutor, "Are you going to support my family now?" Monson's last three fights have not been in the United States, but the idea that he won't be able to find a fight within the U.S. is just silly. His name has drawing power, and there are plenty of shows that would clamor to have Monson on their card. They probably won't pay as well as the Japanese and Russian shows, but Monson should have considered those consequences before he whipped out the can of spray paint and defaced government property. His graffiti may have been an act of civil disobedience to bring awareness to anarchy, but, as he well knows, acts of civil disobedience are frequently punished. |
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| Author: | LARMORE [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Monson grounded and possibly incarcerated for graffiti stunt |
Spray-painting the Capitol and an act of civil disobedience are two completely different things. Civil disobedience is non-violent disobedience catered specifically around boycotting, picketing and nonpayment of taxes, all three of which Monson has admitted to doing for years. Defacing government property is against the law. He's getting exactly what he deserves. |
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| Author: | steve022980 [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Monson grounded and possibly incarcerated for graffiti stunt |
You know what that story tells me, Monson's an idiot. What professional athlete, and that's what he is apparently, does something like that. Maybe some high school kids but not a 37 year old guy with a family to think about. Like bud, how cool are you? |
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