Emmy Award-winning actor Rip Torn may be heading to the big house. A judge ruled against Torn’s request for a special probation program Wednesday, saying the charges are too severe to qualify him. Earlier this year in January, Rip Torn was arrested for breaking into a bank in Connecticut, armed and intoxicated.
Rip Torn’s case and the charges involved
Elmore Rual Torn, best known as Rip Torn, has had difficulties with alcohol-related occurrences in the past. The latest drunken incident took place in Salisbury, Conn., where Torn was arrested for allegedly breaking into a local branch office of Litchfield Bancorp during closing hours while loaded with a firearm without a permit. Police quickly responded to the alarm that went off within the bank. The Men in Black actor was found wandering inside the facility holding a loaded .22-caliber pistol. According to court records, Torn had a blood-alcohol level of 0.203, almost 3 times the lawful limit for Connecticut drivers.
According to the Associated Press, Torn has pleaded not guilty to second-degree criminal trespassing, carrying a firearm when intoxicated, carrying a weapon without a permit and third-degree criminal mischief.
Other alcohol-related incidents
Torn was arrested in the Big Apple after his automobile crashed into a taxi in January of 2004. Aired all over television news was a fuming Rip Torn yelling at police officers and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. He was acquitted from all charges in October of that year. Just two years later, in December of 2006, the actor crashed into a tractor trailer in North Salem, New York, and he was again arrested for drunk driving. He pleaded guilty to the charges, had his driver license suspended for 90 days and was ordered to pay a fine of $ 380.
Connecticut judge says no to Rip Torn’s special request
Sadly for Rip Torn, there is no special treatment for the Hollywood actor. Litchfield Superior Court Judge James Ginocchio has rejected his proposal, saying the charges placed on 79-year-old Torn are too significant to qualify him for the accelerated rehabilitation program. Torn was nevertheless in a court-ordered alcohol education program from a previous DUI charge at the time of the bank break-in, and that fact certainly does not help his situation. His lawyer, Thomas Waterfall, has requested a court-ordered evaluation of Torn’s alcohol dependency problems. Depending on the results, Torn could be ordered to undergo a state-monitored treatment for up to two years before any of the charges can be dropped.
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