[BGHater]

Crazy!! I have know idea if this guy is lying or not. But here is a follow up.

This is one of the craziest things I have ever heard. But, it all depends on the guys story. Amazing.

Public Nuisance - Court Frees American Deportee

Samson Ojo

Released : Friday, November 23, 2007 3:34 AM

Lagos, Nov 23, 2007 (Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- An Ebute-Metta Magistrate's Court has discharged and acquitted an American citizen, Grayson Ernest Eugene, who was arraigned on a one-count charge of constituting public nuisance in the premises of the US Embassy in Lagos.

Grayson, who claims to have been mistakenly deported to Nigeria from the USA, was alleged to have constituted a public nuisance at the US Embassy in Ikoyi while trying to get the attention of the Consul-General.

During the trial, Grayson told the court that he was born in South Carolina, USA, and had been serving an eight-year prison sentence after he was convicted in a credit card fraud trial.

He had been mistakenly picked up by the US security as an illegal immigrant. He also told the court that efforts by him to explain to the US security that he was a citizen by birth proved abortive as they insisted that he was a Nigerian, and subsequently deported him.

On arriving Nigeria, Grayson told the court that he decided to approach the US Embassy to explain his plight, since he knew nobody in the country and had never been to Nigeria.

He said that it was on one of such visits to the US Embassy that he was arrested for constituting public nuisance and taken to Ikoyi Prisons where he had been remanded for the past two months.

He was subsequently charged to court on a one-count charge of constituting public nuisance, an offence to which he pleaded not guilty.

Initially, he was granted bail by the presiding magistrate, Mr. R.O Davies, but since there was nobody to stand surety for him, he remained in prison custody.

There was however a dramatic twist in the matter at the hearing Wednesday as the magistrate, Mr. R.O. Davies, after considering the evidence against Grayson, discharged and acquitted him.

In his judgment, the judge held that the prosecution was not able to prove the allegation against Mr. Grayson beyond reasonable doubt. He ruled that Grayson should be released to an NGO, which had earlier made its intention known to the prison authorities that they would be willing to accommodate him until he resolved his problem with the Embassy. http://www.macroworldinvestor.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=281745641

[sinanju]

“Man, I was born in East L.A.!!”

“Is that so? Then who’s the president?”

“I dunno, that guy in Death Valley Days... John Wayne!”

“Get in the truck, amigo.”

[matthew fuller]

I used to get E-mails from this dude all the time- wanted to give me some lottery money or something- just needed my SSAN and bank acct number.

Sincerely,

Grayson Ernest Eugene

[weegee]

What does his birth certificate say and why is there no disclosure as to what city he claims to have been born in?

[mikey_hates_everything]

I’ll bet the guy traveled to Nigeria to collect his $10 million through an e-mail scam and is now stuck there. The Embassy only loans money for citizens who can’t get back home and is not obligated to even do that.

[monday]

“He had been mistakenly picked up by the US security as an illegal immigrant. He also told the court that efforts by him to explain to the US security that he was a citizen by birth proved abortive as they insisted that he was a Nigerian, and subsequently deported him.”

“He explained that it was his right to speak English with a Nigerian accent and didn’t prove that he hadn’t been born in the US like he claimed.” </BS

I am not buying this idiocy. I suspect he is a con man which his conviction for credit card fraud pretty much confirms.