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Snowboard King Accused Of Setting Off Fire Extinguisher
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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- Olympic snowboarder
Shaun White was cited last week for criminal tampering, accused of
setting off a fire extinguisher at a Breckenridge lodge.White was also questioned the same day about a stolen car but authorities say he is not suspected of stealing the vehicle.Summit
County sheriff spokeswoman Paulette Horr said deputies interviewed
White about the stolen 2000 Audi on Friday because he was in the
vicinity. She said White was not arrested and has been ruled out as a
suspect.
The car was recovered outside the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, a
ski town about 60 miles west of Denver. The fire extinguisher was set
off in a game room at Beaver Run the same day, though it wasn't
immediately clear which happened first.A Breckenridge police
report said a security camera recorded someone setting off the fire
extinguisher, and White's clothes and shoes appeared to match what the
person on the video was wearing.The report also said White's
shoes matched footprints left in the powder from the fire extinguisher
and that a witness said he saw "a white male with long red hair pulling
the pin from the fire extinguisher."Police cited White on a
charge of second-degree criminal tampering. He was ordered to appear in
municipal court on March 10. After he was given the summons, White
signed it and then wadded it up and shoved it into his jacket pocket,
according to the Denver Post.A police report said his breath
smelled of alcohol when investigators spoke with him. In the report,
police said the video showed the prankster holding a pool cue and
"playfully" chasing a young woman around video game machines in the
room.White's telephone in Carlsbad, Calif., repeatedly rang busy Tuesday.The
21-year-old White has been dubbed "The Flying Tomato" for his red hair.
He won the gold medal in the snowboard halfpipe in the 2006 Olympics.He
is a regular competitor at Winter X Games in Aspen and was in
Breckenridge last week for the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix, where he took
gold in the halfpipe on Saturday, according to the Aspen Times.
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who hasn't gotten drunk and shot someone with a fire extinguisher?
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seriously give the kid a break
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I could care less, I just thought it was amusing.
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meh, not all that crazy. why did they even include the part about the stolen car? wtf does that have to do with it at all?
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probably just trying to make him look bad like he stole a car or a hooligan or somethin
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damn you would think since it was a ski resort and all, that they might not press charges for something as gay as that...he probably gets them a lot of publicity just showing up there...
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wait did that set off the fire alarm or something?
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GODDAMN SNOWBOARDERS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND FUCKIN SHIT UP AND GODDAMNIT SNOWBOARDERS ARE ALL A BUNCH OF FUCKIN HOOLIGANS AND THEY'RE GODDAMN SNOWBOARDERS I FUCKIN HATE SNOWBOARDERS THEY'RE GONNA FUCK EVERYTHING UP CAUSE THEY'RE GODDAMN SNOWBOARDERS!
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man, compared to some of the shit people on here admit to doing (and some of the shit i know i've done), this ain't shit! pretty typical attitude in the media- it's counter-culture, so when someone messes up, let's fuck them over!
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bhahahaha i hate Shawn White so much
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my buddy was there with him, and he actually did try to steal that car. The cops were just total dumbasses my friend said.
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what a shitty nickname, the flying tomato
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why try to steal a car when you are rich? i guess it's just the "adrenaline rush" but seriously that is so stupid if you are being serious.
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believe me if you want to, I dont need pics to prove it to myself
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probably wasn't adrenaline... he's a ginger and they're never to be trusted.
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because their job is completely worthless if they're only chasing people around interrogating them about fire extinguishers, so they probly threw that in there randomly to have an excuse for taking up his time. Shawn was probably like, I drive a nicer car than that piece of shit, I'm rich BIATCH!
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whoever wrote that article should have to complete freshman english before they are able to publish anything else.
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omgz omgz i bet he isnt invited to the x games anymore because he sets a bad example for little kids.
i was just kidding if anyone took that seriously
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every one sets off fire extinguishers stealing cars maybe not oh shaun white thats what happens when the whole world knows who you are
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