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Elmore Torn, better known to the world as actor Rip Torn, was arrested last Friday in Connecticut after allegedly breaking into a bank after hours. Making things worse for Mr. Torn are that he was extremely inebriated and carrying a loaded gun. The 78-year-old actor allegedly broke a window of the Litchfield Bancorp in Salisbury, according to police.

Torn appeared in court on February 1st and pleaded not guilty to the burglary and gun charges. He was shackled at the wrists and ankles to several other prisoners. Torn was allegedly so drunk at the time of his arrest that he believed he was in his own home when he was arrested.

Torn posted $100,000 bail and agreed to enter alcohol rehab as soon as he is released.

The actor has had several run-ins with the law over the last few years, all of them alcohol related. He has two past DUI arrests in New York, and was given probation in a DUI case in Connecticut last year.

In the inevitable statement from "sources close to the actor," his family has attempted multiple interventions to get him to stop drinking with very little to show for it. He apparently believes he has made progress in cutting down from four pints of alcohol a day to one pint.

If you have been charged with theft or burglary in Orange County or Orlando, Florida, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm for an initial and confidential consultation.