Saturday, May 26, 2007

Sixties singer Wayne Fontana facing jail term

Sixties pop star Wayne Fontana has been remanded in custody after admitting setting fire to a debt collector's car.

The judge criticised the former lead singer of the Mindbenders, real name Glyn Ellis, for arriving at Derby Crown court dressed as the Lady of Justice.

Wayne Fontana

He had to hand a sword and scales to guards but wore a crown, cape and dark glasses, claiming "justice is blind".

The 61-year-old faces jail for arson after he poured petrol over a bailiff's car and set it alight.

Wayne Fontana

Judge Andrew Hamilton said: "He regards this whole procedure as a pantomime.

"He has come dressed as a fool and he wants to act like a fool - I hope they give him a prison uniform at Nottingham Prison to keep him warm."

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