Saturday, December 03, 2005

Iowa man facing drug sentence says he's too overweight for jail

Iowa man facing drug sentence says he's too overweight for jail

"A Waterloo man who allowed his home to be used to store crack cocaine that was shipped by mail was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said.

Michael Washington, 32, pleaded guilty last January to making his home available for the storage of crack cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.

Washington, who weighs 574 pounds, argued during sentencing that he was too obese and in too poor of health to be adequately cared for in prison, and requested home confinement. "

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