Actor Rip Torn breaking into Conn. bank while drunk and carrying weapon
(HMG) – Agent Zed of Men in Black had himself another little out of body experience. Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated actor Elmore “Rip” Torn has had a serious drinking problem of recent years, i.e. he’s been more ripped than torn of late. He has had his share of drunken driving arrests, including one last year that lead to probation and granted permission to enter an alcohol education program.
But this time he went on an alleged bender packing a loaded handgun and broke into a Connecticut bank. Oh boy! State police say the 78-year-old Salisbury resident was arrested Friday night after police found him inside the Litchfield Bancorp with a loaded revolver. He was charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree criminal mischief. He is being held on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a Monday appearance in Bantam Superior Court. Torn has had a long and an illustrious award winning career in pretty much every acting venue, but may live out his life in jail if he can’t stop the boozing.
