Update on MSB Hero Joe Gillespie

Granted its a few months old...

Original MSB Thread

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Joe Gillespie woke up at the bottom of a BB&T Ballpark stairwell with no idea how he got there. It was hours after an event he attended in the venue, and it didn't seem like the beginning of what would be one of his "top three nights of all time." That is, until he began searching for a way out and came across the dressing room for Homer the Dragon, the Charlotte Knights' mascot. He spent the next five hours of that Sunday morning carousing around Uptown Charlotte as Homer, posing for pictures and getting free drinks wherever he tore up the dance floor. By Monday, Gillespie was in jail and the story, complete with a mullet in a mugshot, went viral shortly after.

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Takes Plea Deal

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The aftermath of "Homer's Night on the Town" was fun for a couple weeks, but it was tainted by a certain sense of guilt. While I in no way forced Gillespie to speak with me for the story, he hadn't spoken with a lawyer yet at that point and was facing two felony charges. The publication of what basically amounted to a printed confession would certainly limit his options in the courtroom. Looking back now, he said he doesn't regret the debauchery of that night as much as he regrets how he broadcasted his role in the crime in the following days. He posted many of his exploits on Facebook, which helped police find him after speaking with restaurant servers and others he had run into during his night as Homer.

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Prosecutors in Mecklenburg County agreed to drop the felony larceny and breaking-and-entering charges if he copped to a misdemeanor larceny charge and agreed to serve 15 months of supervised probation.

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