MONTPELLIER, France -- A French artist allegedly traumatized by last week's train bombings in Spain was convicted of trying to run over a pedestrian he mistook for Osama bin Laden and ordered to pay the man $825.
The 35-year-old defendant, identified as Pierre, was sentenced Tuesday by a court in this southern France city to a three-month suspended prison term. The man he tried to run over was unharmed.
Pierre's lawyer said his client was the "victim of a hallucination.
"If it was (bin Laden), we would have won $5 million," he said, referring to a reward on offer for the al-Qaida leader's capture.
Some good drugs this guy must have been doing
The 35-year-old defendant, identified as Pierre, was sentenced Tuesday by a court in this southern France city to a three-month suspended prison term. The man he tried to run over was unharmed.
Pierre's lawyer said his client was the "victim of a hallucination.
"If it was (bin Laden), we would have won $5 million," he said, referring to a reward on offer for the al-Qaida leader's capture.
Some good drugs this guy must have been doing
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