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Sarah_Jayne · 07-04-2003, 03:08 PM

Louisiana man charged with breaking into home of man who outbid him online

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Police said a Louisiana man broke into the home of a man who outbid him in an Internet auction and threatened his wife with a handgun Thursday.

Gerald Newburger Jr., 44, of New Orleans, was charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor.

Police said Newburger was mad about being outbid for used band costumes, worth less than $500, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported in Friday editions.

Newburger hoped to coerce the man into giving him the costumes, police said. Officers were unsure when the auction concluded.

Police said Newburger broke into the home 70 miles north of New York City around noon, and threatened the man's wife with a handgun before leaving in a taxi. No one was injured.

An officer pulled over the taxi minutes later, police said.

Newburger was arraigned in town court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on $100,000 bail.

07-04-2003, 03:08 PM
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Some people take Ebay far too seriously Louisiana man charged with breaking into home of man who outbid him online POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Police said a Louisiana man broke into the home of a man who outbid him in an Internet auction and threatened his wife with a handgun Thursday. Gerald Newburger Jr., 44, of New Orleans, was charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor. Police said Newburger was mad about being outbid for used band costumes, worth less than $500, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported in Friday editions. Newburger hoped to coerce the man into giving him the costumes, police said. Officers were unsure when the auction concluded. Police said Newburger broke into the home 70 miles north of New York City around noon, and threatened the man's wife with a handgun before leaving in a taxi. No one was injured. An officer pulled over the taxi minutes later, police said. Newburger was arraigned in town court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on $100,000 bail.