FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, actor Rip Torn speaks during a news conference for the movie "Happy Tears" at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany. Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been arrested for breaking into a Salisbury, Conn. bank and carrying a firearm while intoxicated. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)
Rip Torn charged with breaking into Conn. bank
The Associated Press
Saturday, January 30, 2010 6:01 PM EST
SALISBURY, Conn. (AP) — Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been charged with breaking into a Connecticut bank and carrying a loaded handgun while intoxicated.
State police say the 78-year-old Salisbury resident was arrested Friday night after police found him inside the Litchfield Bancorp with a loaded revolver.
The "Men in Black" actor has been taken into custody and booked on charges including burglary and possession of firearm without a permit. He is being held on $100,000 bond and is scheduled for a Monday appearance in Bantam Superior Court.
Last year, Torn was given probation in a Connecticut drunken driving case and granted permission to enter an alcohol education program. He also has two previous drunken driving arrests in New York.
A spokesman for Torn did not immediately return phone calls Saturday.
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