Can this Marriage be saved????

70 year old man robs a bank
Sits in bank lobby till police arrive
Is, of course, arrested

Reason for robbery he gives:

"When he was questioned later by investigators, Ripple told him that he and his wife had argued and he “no longer wanted to be in that situation,” according to the documents.

“Ripple wrote out his demand note in front of his wife … and told her he’d rather be in jail than at home,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit filed in support of the robbery charge

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article100342377.html#storylink=cpy

Lord, how can the judge who will sentence him, keep a straight face?