Saturday, July 26, 2008

Sandman denied Bail, Then Released

After four straight night in a Yonkers jail, partially from being denied bail due to a pair of old felony convictions in his home state of Pennsylvania, former ECW wrestler James "The Sandman" Fullington has finally been released on $10,000 bail after a melee Sunday at Captain Lou Albano's 75th birthday celebration.

Thursday Fullington's son Tyler and daughter Kelly were in the courtroom hearing where Judge Daly refused to set bail because the wrestler's rap sheet showed two prior serious convictions out of state. Daly said he did not have jurisdiction to set bail.

Outside the courtroom, Sandman’s attorney, John R. Lewis said the two convictions were for burglaries to which Sandman pleaded guilty in 1983 when he was 20.

Fullington and his lawyer will return to court next week to discuss the charges; his lawyer thinks some of them are too severe and added he did not believe his client had "roid rage."

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