'Spider-Man Burglar' convicted

[Anime_girl]

NEW YORK (AP) -- A man dubbed the "Spider-Man Burglar" because of his ability to scale walls, leap from windows and swing on fire escapes was convicted Monday of breaking into offices and apartments in Manhattan.
Rufus Graham, 41, was also convicted of breaking into two schools.

Police officer Ray Gogarty testified that he saw Graham leap backward out a seventh-foor office window and land on the roof of a theater that was across a 10-foot alley and three stories below.

Graham pretended to be hurt until he spotted a fire escape, which he quickly slid down and vanished, the officer testified.


Graham, a former personal trainer, did not testify at trial. His lawyer, Christopher Boyle, argued that the defendant was the victim of mistaken identity. He said Graham's admissions to police that he committed 10 of the burglaries had been coerced.

Because of a previous criminal record, Graham faces a sentence of 15 years to life when he is sentenced September 22.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/24/sp....ap/index.html

[Opaque]

No way.

Three stories down? He would have easily broked something.

[PaQ]

Wow. Yeah, he has to have broken something.. I mean even Jackie Chan has broken something doing jumps like that..

Although I see nothing wrong with naming him the "Spider-Man Burglar" if he can do that and get away.. That's freaky.

[Daredevil_2003]

Three stories? I really find that hard to believe. How come the good guys can never do this kind of stuff?

[shogunthethird]

man, after a jump like that and getting sentenced I'd be climbing the walls too