Snowman Possibly Headed to the Cooler
In January, Jeff "The Snowman" Monson was ordered to surrender his passport during a court appearance related to his spray painting of an anarchist symbol on the Washington State Capitol building.
Free advice (though not "specific legal advice," see disclaimer) to all aspiring fighters out there: If you are going to break the law, do not do so while being accompanied by a photographer for a national magazine.
UPDATE: On July 28, 2009, Monson agreed to a plea bargain, where he may serve up to 90 days in jail. The good news for him is that he gets his passport back and can potentially fight overseas until he reports for sentencing in October.
ANOTHER UPDATE: The reports that Monson had to surrender his passport at this past Tuesday's hearing are erroneous. Those reports link back to a story from January. Although The News Tribune website lists the article as being published on July 29, it's a mistake. The article originally ran much earlier as evidenced by Sherdog reporting on the same hearing on January 28, 2009. In fact, Monson was granted access to his passport just two days after it was originally taken away. This article is also, for some reason, erroneously listed as being published on July 29, 2009. Thanks to the articles' author, Jeremy Pawloski, for helping me sort things out.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE: The original online version of the article with the great "Are you going to support my family now?" quote appears here with the proper date of January 28, 2009. Note that Jeremy Pawloski writes for The Olympian. The articles with the improper dates were picked up by The News Tribune, which I assume did "publish" them all on its site on July 29, 2009. I hope that when that outlet repurposes content in the future it includes the original publication date.
