Ken Silva on the the Man Who Faces Prison Time for a Secret Car Compartment

The
bizarre and terrifying case of a Georgia man arrested in Ohio for
an empty storage compartment continued yesterday in Oberlin
Municipal Court. Despite early reports, it’s not clear why police
searched the car for a hidden compartment. And, writes Ken Silva,
it’s certainly not apparent why Norman Gurley, an out-of-state
resident, faces charges and prison time over a peculiar local law
that criminalizes…empty space.

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