The Snacktacular Tale of Wobbles the Gangster
Illustration by Justin Hager

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The Snacktacular Tale of Wobbles the Gangster

A 500-pound Bronx man—who is accused of orchestrating an enormous interstate gun smuggling ring—was caught smuggling something entirely different into the Bronx Criminal Courthouse this Monday: a clear plastic bag of honey-roasted Planters peanuts.
Illustration by Justin Hager

In what is sure to give whole new meaning to the term "ass nuts," a 500-pound Bronx man—who is accused of orchestrating an enormous interstate gun smuggling ring—was caught smuggling something entirely different into the Bronx Criminal Courthouse this Monday: a clear plastic bag of honey-roasted Planters peanuts. In what was evidently an attempt to ensure that he not go hungry for the duration of the hearing, the nuts were half hidden, as the alleged perp had tucked the bag tightly between his body and the side of his wheelchair.

Thirty-three-year-old William "Wobbles" Soler faces charges ranging from criminal possession and criminal sale of firearms to felony conspiracy and is said to have sold 93 guns to an undercover cop. But, as might be expected from a man whose second nickname is "Redrum," the criminal charges were nowhere near enough to keep Wobbles down. He was not going to allow himself to get peckish in that courtroom—not even for a minute.

Keep on shining, Wobbles, you kooky, crazy snacker.