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NEWPORT NEWS, VA---A woman and her adult son face up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion from a Cracker Barrel restaurant.
Carla Patterson, 38, and her son, Ricky, 22, claimed they found a dead mouse in a bowl of vegetable soup while dining at the restaurant on Mothers Day in 2004 and sought to collect $500,000 from the company.
However, a mouse autopsy revealed that the mouse had died of a fractured skull, didn't have soup in its lungs and hadn't been cooked.
The jury deliberated four hours before returning the guilty verdict. They recommended that they each be sentenced to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Sentencing is July 5. 4-30-06
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