Wrestlers Arrested!

Braddock, TX - Early this morning Braddock County Sheriff Fenton Washburn announced the arrest of two fugitives from justice. Carl Borden Reubens (who wrestles in the WNWA as Yeti) and his cousin, Joseph Paul Paynter (who wrestles in the WNWA as The Liberal Librarian) were both wanted on numerous drugs charges, with Reubens also wanted for Saturday's robbery of the Elm St. Rite Aid.

Acting on a tip from fellow WNWA wrestler Dale Taylor, deputies approached a trailer belonging to Bertha Mae Bigguns, known locally as "Big Bertha" at the Yellow Rose of Texas Mobile Home Park. Reubens had been serving a WNWA sentence of servitude to Taylor for the past month for losing to him at a match at Uncivil War, but had fled on Sunday evening as soon as his month was over. Reubens set out on foot, intending to hitchhike out of the trailer park, and made it half a mile down the road before passing Yellow Rose of Texas Mobile Home Park, where Bigguns was sitting out in front of her home. She told Reubens his face was all over the news for robbing the Rite Aid and offered to hide him at her trailer in exchange for sexual favors. Reubens was terrified of returning to the Braddock Prison Farm Chain Gang and agreed. Late last night, Bigguns apparently ran into Dale Taylor at the Sack 'Em Up Convenience Store, where she bragged to him about her new man. Taylor immediately called the Braddock Sheriff's Department, and has since collected an $800 reward for information leading to Reubens' arrest.

Paynter was likewise arrested after a tip. Jackie Thehut, a neighbor of Billy "CityD" Huffman reported seeing Paynter living in Huffman's car with him, and called the Braddock Sheriff's Department with the information that Paynter was hiding out there and "having an affair" with Huffman. She collected a $500 reward for turning in Paynter, which she quickly spent on a home improvement project. When police arrived at Huffman's automotive residence, they found Huffman and Paynter embroiled in a heated argument over control of the radio. Paynter appeared to be out of control, and was circling Huffman's 1979 Buick Regal and repeatedly smashing the hood and kicking the doors. Deputies immediately tazered Paynter and placed him in handcuffs and leg irons and took him away.

Huffman told reporters that, "We used to git along real good. Had a lot of fun together. But he ain't no fun since he's been popping them pills. He don't want to have no fun at all. He just wants to yell about politics all the time and scream about impeaching Bush. I couldn't take no more a that. We had a fight Sunday 'cause he turned off my Benny Hinn TV show. I was witnessin' to him and tryin' to save his sinful soul, but he didn't wanna hear it. Didn't wanna have no fun neither. Then the last straw was when he started messin' with my radio. Turned off the "Michael Savage Show" and put it on some Air America mess. No sir, I couldn't take none a that. It's a good thing the po-lice got here when they did. I was gittin' ready to kick his ass."

Both Bigguns and Huffman are facing charges for harboring known felons, and have been released on bail awaiting trial.

Paynter and Reubens are scheduled to be arraigned by Judge Jennings on Wednesday afternoon, but Braddock DA Dick Nyfung has already said he will ask for a change of venue, claiming the judge has a personal relationship with both Paynter and Reubens.