1984 "Subway Vigilante" Bernie Goetz Caught in NYPD Drug Bust Allegedly Selling $30 Worth of Pot
Nothing better to do?
A vigilante who shot four panhandling youths on a New York City subway in 1984 is fighting low-level drug charges.
Bernie Goetz was arrested in November on misdemeanor drug charges. Police say he was nabbed in a sting selling $30 worth of pot to an undercover officer.
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That's not how I'd describe that interaction.
Looking forward to the release of the audiotape confession.