Rip Torn will have to make another appearance in court after a judge refused to let him avoid charges of breaking into a bank while drunk and carrying a loaded gun. The decision means the actor faces a mandatory minimum of one year in jail if convicted of carrying a pistol without a permit, unless he makes a plea deal for a lighter sentence or a mental health evaluation allows him to enter state-monitored treatment. Torn’s lawyer asked a judge in Connecticut to put the charges on hold in return for Torn being placed on probation and entering an accelerated rehabilitation program for first-time, nonviolent offenses. It would have cleared Torn’s record after he completed probation. But the judge said the charges against Torn were too serious. Torn will appear in court again on September 15th.
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