Finally, California's nanny state smoking restrictions have made the world a better place. As the Oakland Tribune reports, murder suspect Franklin Bean, wanted for a December 17th shooting in Fruitvale, was nabbed in last Friday night after he was busted for smoking a cigarette too close to the entrance of a Hayward bar.
In Alameda County, as in San Francisco, smoking is prohibited within 20 feet of the entrance to drinking establishments. Bean made it a whole six feet out the door before two Sheriff's deputies slapped him with a $500 citation. While running Bean's ID through the computer, the deputies discovered an outstanding warrant for his arrest. This is, apparently, the first time a murder suspect has been busted for cigarette smoking.
