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Oh, those "beer bongs." From the Wichita Eagle:
Man apologizes for stealing poets bust from Wichita State in 1987
Man apologizes for stealing poets bust from Wichita State in 1987
much more at the linkMitchel Potter admits he stole a bronze bust of American poet Robert Frost from Wichita State University in 1987.
Back then, he was a 19-year-old fraternity pledge, he said, aided by alcohol and adolescence.
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Its a hard, hard lesson, said Potter, 45. Its embarrassing to have something come back after years.
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Friday marks a year since the Bust of Robert Frost was returned to WSUs Ulrich Museum of Art, 25 years after it was reported stolen by university staff members.
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The caper started, Potter said, in late March 1987 at a bar in a town he refused to name. Potter a student at a Kansas university was drinking with friends when, he said, fraternity pledges from WSU approached.
They took me back to Wichita State. And we took up with an active chapter there, he said, for a weekend of alcohol and fun.
I was doing a lot of beer bongs, I guess.
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On Aug. 29, a Missouri trooper arrived at Potters Lamar home and spotted the bust in plain view through a broken garage window, court records show. The bust, valued at $25,000 by Missouri authorities, was confiscated and returned to WSU the following day.
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In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property. He was sentenced to two years of probation and must complete 100 hours of community service, court records show.
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