Sunday, December 10, 2006

Cartoonist trouble

Miami -- Friday morning, a freelance cartoonist called his brother-in-law and said: "Take care of my kids. Don't let them watch TV today."

The man -- dressed in a black FBI polo shirt and concealing what turned out to be a toy machine gun -- spoke to a security guard, then headed up to El Nuevo Herald's sixth-floor newsroom, where he barricaded himself for 3 1/2 hours in the office of the El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor before surrendering to police.

The man, an award-winning cartoonist and karate black belt who turns 51 Monday, had been struggling with personal problems, including a disintegrating marriage and financial difficulties.

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