An Arroyo Grande magician pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon f
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A world-renowned magician agrees to jail time after entering a no contest plea to felony assault charges in a San Luis Obispo County courtroom Tuesday morning. Claude Yarbrough, better known as Jonathan Pendragon, plead no contest to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. In exchange, he agreed to serve up to one year in county jail. Yarbrough was arrested last summer after firing a gun ...
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The world-renowned magician, accused of opening fire in his Arroyo Grande home, is expected to enter a plea Tuesday morning. Claude Yarbrough is better known by his stage name, Jonathan Pendragon. Last summer, sheriff's deputies say he was arrested on weapons charges after firing a gun into the floor of his home, during a fight with his wife. Two weeks later, investigators say he violated a ...
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Singer Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean is 70. Actor Chuck Norris is 70. Actress Sharon Stone ( Basic Instinct ) is 52. Magician Lance Burton is 50. Actress Jasmine Guy (A Different World) is 48. Actor Jon Hamm (Mad Men) is 39. Rapper-producer Timbaland is 38. Singer Robin Thicke is 33. Singer Carrie Underwood is 27. Actress Emily Osment (Hannah Montana ) is 18.
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Singer Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean is 70. Actor Chuck Norris is 70. Actress Katharine Houghton is 65. Guitarist Tom Scholz of Boston is 63. Singer-guitarist Gary Louris of the Jayhawks is 55. Actress Shannon Tweed ("Falcon Crest") is 53. Actress Sharon Stone is 52. Bassist Gail Greenwood of L7 is 50. Magician Lance Burton is 50. Actress Jasmine Guy is 48. Bassist Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam is 47 ...
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Call him amazing, or maybe just crazy. "I'm responsible for killing more doves and hurting more assistants than any other magician," The Amazing Johnathan said from Las Vegas.
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J.D. Fitzgerald/ Special to the Explorer, Oro Valley magician Jay Knapp taps the forehead of Tucson Medical Center patient Luis Merino, 12, giving him the magic to heal while his mother Letica Tyrrell looked on.
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Victor Bout, the purported "Merchant of Death," will never receive a fair trial in the United States, declares best-selling author Daniel Estulin, commenting on the recent charges brought against the alleged arms dealer in United States District Court by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (S1 09 Cr. 1002) on Wednesday, February 17.
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Over the course of the next few months, you’ll hear a lot of your friends — sports writers and fans alike — say they always knew something was wrong with Allen Iverson, that something just wasn’t right about him.After all, it’s the natural reaction once we find out the Wizard of Oz is actually a middle-aged circus magician with a huge FX budget or, more specifically, that our sports heroes are ...
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS→Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean), 70.→Actor Chuck Norris , 70.→Actress Katharine Houghton, 65.→Guitarist Tom Scholz (Boston), 63.→Singer-guitarist Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), 55.→Actress Shannon Tweed ("Falcon Crest”), 53.→Actress Sharon Stone , 52.→Magician Lance Burton, 50.→Actress Jasmine Guy , 48.→Bassist Jeff Ament ( Pearl Jam ), 47.→Actor Jon Hamm , 39.→Country singer ...
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