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In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, actor Rip Torn speaks during a news conference for the movie "Happy Tears" at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany. Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been arrested for breaking into a Salisbury bank and carrying a firearm while intoxicated. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)

Posted: Monday, 01 February 2010 1:03PM

Rip Torn Faces a Connecticut Judge on Burglary Charges

LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Rip Torn has made an initial court appearance on burglary and firearms charges in Connecticut.
     The ``Men in Black'' actor is accused of breaking into a bank in his hometown of Salisbury on Friday with a loaded revolver while intoxicated.
     His attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, says Torn will be able to post his $100,000 bond Monday and is expected to enter an alcohol treatment facility in New York as early as Tuesday.
     Waterfall says 78-year-old Torn, who spent the weekend in jail, never brandished the gun, and has no history of violence.
     Last year, Torn was given probation in a Connecticut drunken driving case and allowed to enter an alcohol education program. He has two previous drunken driving arrests in New York.
     Torn did not enter a plea Monday. He returns to court Feb. 17.