800-Pound Man Becomes Human La-Z-Boy

Columbia, South Carolina - When Daniel Webb, 33, was released from the hospital in MarchMarch reviews after being treated for a knee injury, he weighed over 500-pounds. When he returned home, he sat in a recliner in the mobile home he shared with his girlfriend. He sat there for 8-months until he died of a heart attack – weighing 800-pounds. He simply could not get out of the chair. Ever. He slept in the chair, he shit in the chair, he would preach the word of God online from the chair. When his mother made the call to 911 that her son was in a lot of pain, firefighters had to cut him out of the chair. They also had to cut a hole in the wall of the mobile home to get him out of it. He died a few hours later, his body covered with sores and a “very bad odor.” His girlfriend blames all of this on the fact that they did not have health insurance and no one would come out to see Webb. [Read more...]

George Vera Was Carrying a Congealed Weapon

Houston, TX -Let me start this one by declaring that I have nothing against morbidly obese people (except usually, both of my elbows in a movie theater). I can handle the crumbs, excessive sweat and even the ‘almost-brought-the-plane-down’ antics. They really mean no harm – we’re all just trying to survive, right? We do the best we can with what we’ve got. However, when what you’ve got is 500lbs and a handgun – well then you’re just a criminal. And a fat one, too. Things are bigger in Texas, and George Vera is no exception. The 25 year old was arrested in Houston for suspicion of selling bootleg CDs (bootlegging is so 1996 – and who buys CDs anymore?). [Read more...]