7 years in prison over $2? Only in New York.

A man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for jumping a turnstile and skipping out on the $2.25 fare ? well, that and carrying a loaded weapon.

By Associated Press / February 12, 2013

Turnstile jumping can come with a steep sentence if you're packing heat when you do it. Seven years in prison, plus another three and a half on parole, to be precise.

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Ruben Sanabria was arrested at the 14th Street?PATH?station last March 30 after jumping over a subway turnstile. When they stopped him for not paying the $2.25 fare, police found a loaded .40-caliber handgun and extra bullets on him.

Sanabria pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon.

The New York Post (http://bit.ly/VcIabH?) says Sanabria also was sentenced to 3 ? years parole.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/rbDxweupr2c/7-years-in-prison-over-2-Only-in-New-York

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