Abused By Illusions

2005-03-01
by Iva Butler
of The Daily Times Staff

A man caught by police early one summer morning in 2004 running naked and covered in nacho cheese pleaded guilty to burglary and four other charges on Monday.

Around 5 a.m. July 18, 2004, Michael David Monn Sr., 23, McCall Road, Maryville, ``was highly intoxicated, broke into the John Sevier Pool snack bar area, stole some snacks and did some damage and was caught naked with some stolen snacks,'' Blount County District Attorney General Mike Gallegos told the courtroom.

Officer Scott Spicer found Monn that Sunday morning in the parking lot of John Sevier Pool on Sequoyah Avenue. He apparently scaled an 8-foot-tall fence and was seen running toward a Jeep with a box of stolen snacks.

In addition to being naked, he had nacho cheese in his hair, on his face and on his shoulders, according to an interview with Spicer last year. He also had a strong odor of alcohol and was semi-incoherent, the officer said.

In his Jeep, Maryville officers found clothing and an open bottle of vodka.

Monn appeared before Blount County Circuit Court Judge D. Kelly Thomas and pleaded guilty to burglary, theft, vandalism, indecent exposure and public intoxication.

Read the Full story and the results of his sentencing at The Maryville Daily Times.

Having grown up in Maryville, it sure is good to see that some things never change. The older crowd makes sure there is nothing appraoching excitement ever allowed to move in and the younger crowd is always looking for the next most ignorant drunken adrenal pumping stunt to pull. The older, more dignified (sic) crowd, gets to slop on both ends, selling the mind numbing substances on the one, whilst prosecuting, representing, and incarcerating the yahoo crowd on the other. Sadly, I guess it is the American way. The new American gothic if you will.

As for me I'm just glad I got out of the game alive. Sadly, many of my friends were not as lucky as myself. That is except for those that like me who just got to old and fat to run anymore:)

My voice,

C.I. Abramson

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