Richie Incognito Cuts Deal In Funeral Home Threats Case, Avoids Jail Time - TMZ
Apr 12, 2019
In Funeral Home Threats Case 4/2/2019 1:27 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Richie Incognito struck a deal in his funeral home threats case -- the one where he allegedly went berserk in a mortuary last summer -- and will avoid time behind bars ... TMZ Sports has learned.We broke the story ... the ex-Buffalo Bills OL was arrested in Arizona last August after he allegedly threatened to shoot staffers in a funeral home following the death of his father.Witnesses allege the 6'3', 320-pound ex-NFL star blew up on mortuary employees ... threatening to damage property and telling them he had guns in his truck.When cops came ... Richie denied the allegations -- but they arrested the 35-year-old anyway ... booking him for disorderly conduct and threatening/intimidating people.But, Richie cut a deal with prosecutors last week to have two of his charges -- threats and damage to property -- dropped in exchange for pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.Richie's punishment? We're told he was hit with 11 months of probation and a 90-day suspended jail sentence ... which means he won't have to serve a day behind bars if he does a mental health evaluation and completes anything recommended after that.Incognito also has to pay fines, fees and restitution ... and isn't allowed to have firearms or visit the mortuary during his probation period.Richie -- who played 11 seasons in the NFL and made 4 Pro Bowls -- retired from the league last April.
Robert “Bob” D. Picken, 88, Floyd - KCHA News
Apr 12, 2019
Picken, 88, of Floyd Iowa, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Good Shepard Health Center in Mason City where he was admitted on Friday, April 5, 2019 due to a sudden illness.A memorial service for Bob Picken will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City with Pastor Russ Leeper officiating. Inurnment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd at a later date.A gathering of family and friends will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the start of the memorial service at the church on Saturday.Robert Dale Picken was born on November 22, 1930 in Charles City Iowa to William Crawford Picken and Carrie Beatrice (Waid) Picken. He grew up on a farm known as Idlewild Farm, which he enjoyed immensely. It provided the river for fishing, woods for hunting, the land for a good living, the four seasons, the great fresh air and freedom. He graduated Floyd High School in 1949. Following his graduation, Bob started a baseball career in the Cotton States League in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In the spring of 1950, he signed a professional baseball contract with the St. Louis Browns who later became the Baltimore Orioles as a pitcher. The ballpark in Floyd was dedicated to him in 2015.Bob could only play a part of the season prior to being drafted into the 8th Air Force Strategic Air Command for two years and eight months. Upon his honorable discharge, he served in the Air Force Reserve for seven years. At this time, he resumed his baseball career and played in various minor leagues. He suffered a career ending injury while playing with the Wichita Indians in the Western League in Wichita, Kansas.In 1954, Bob married Sandra Jane Granneman.He spent 26 years as a carpenter and millwright journeyman out of Local 1313 in Mason City, Iowa. In 1978, he began working for the Weitz Company Inc. out of Des Moines Iowa. Bob oversaw several projects as a ...