Godfather Fan Makes Offer Police Refuse
Florida Man has been kind of quiet lately. That changed last week.
Florida cops allege that James Ransom--carrying open containers of Natural Light beer and Captain Morgan rum--caused a disturbance Thursday night on the boardwalk at Indian Rocks Beach, just west of St. Petersburg.
Ransom, 54, was allegedly seen accosting and yelling loudly at citizens, according to a sheriffs deputy.
After being detained, Ransom repeatedly told cops that his name was Michael Corleone. But when deputies did a computer check on the name, they came up empty. It was only after Ransom was submitted to a fingerprint scan that investigators confirmed he did not actually share a name with Al Pacinos character in the Godfather movies.
In addition to being charged with providing a false name to law enforcement, Ransom was also cited for disorderly intoxication. Ransom yesterday pleaded no contest to both misdemeanor counts. After entering his plea, Ransom was released from the county jail after serving two days in custody.