2 Guilty of Running an Illegal Poker Hall
A Howard County police officer and his father were found guilty yesterday of running an illegal poker hall in Glen Burnie, complete with chips featuring the officer's nickname. After a day of testimony in which a witness said he didn't "want to lie anymore," Anne Arundel County District Judge Thomas J. Pryal sentenced Officer Michael "Tykie" Thorn, 40, and Gary Allen Thorn Sr. , 64, to a year of unsupervised probation. Asked how he felt about the outcome, Gary Thorn, of Glen Burnie, frowned and said: "I think it shows on my face. " His son, a 19-year veteran of the Howard police force who lives in Ellicott City , declined to comment.
Their attorneys had contended that the hall -- a warehouse on Airport Park Road -- was a place for people to learn how to play Texas hold 'em, a popular poker game, and no money changed hands. Initially, that is what a prosecution witness said, too. James Robert Ozman testified that he had been to the hall several times, including the night of April 12, 2005, when Anne Arundel County police raided it.
May 10, 2006
Posted By Nancy Lenz
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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