Retiree gets probation for tussling with man over foul language on cell phone call
ST. PAUL, Minn. Even lawyers were giving the thumbs-up to a man sentenced in a Minnesota court yesterday. Bill Stevenson pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after tussling with a man half his age at a restaurant in July. The man was shouting obscenities during a cell phone call and Stevenson grabbed the phone when the man refused to take his call outside.
The 79-year-old retiree says at the time, he thought "Somebody's got to do something."
Stevenson got three months probation. He says he's had over 30 calls and letters and e-mails, adding "They're all on my side."
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