Supreme Court Justice Robbed By Machete-Wielding Intruder
Stephen Breyer was at his West Indies vacation home when the robbery occurred.
| Posted Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at 5:13 PM
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, seen here testifying before Congress, was robbed last week while vacationing on the island of Nevis
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week at machete-point at his vacation home in the West Indies, a court spokeswoman said Monday.
The Associated Press reports that the 73-year-old, wife Joanna and a handful of other guests were confronted by the robber at around 9 p.m. last Thursday in the home Breyer owns on the island of Nevis. The robber made off with about $1,000 in cash and no one was hurt, according to the court spokeswoman.
The AP has more here, along with a couple examples of other recent crimes involving justices.
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