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| Big Lebowski festival founder arrested on suspicion of smoking marijuana in bowling alley car-park | Big Lebowski festival founder arrested on suspicion of smoking marijuana in bowling alley car-park |
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| The organiser of an event that celebrates all things related to the classic stoner film The Big Lebowski has been arrested on suspicion of smoking marijuana in a bowling alley car-park. | The organiser of an event that celebrates all things related to the classic stoner film The Big Lebowski has been arrested on suspicion of smoking marijuana in a bowling alley car-park. |
| Will Russell was detained outside the Lebowski Fest in Louisville, Kentucky, by police who said he was “not acting normal” in a scene reminiscent of the Coen brothers cemedy. | Will Russell was detained outside the Lebowski Fest in Louisville, Kentucky, by police who said he was “not acting normal” in a scene reminiscent of the Coen brothers cemedy. |
| Russell runs the festival for fans of the 1998 movie, whose protagonist, played by Jeff Bridges, loves bowling, pot, and White Russians and is assaulted by the police. | Russell runs the festival for fans of the 1998 movie, whose protagonist, played by Jeff Bridges, loves bowling, pot, and White Russians and is assaulted by the police. |
| An arrest report posted online by city police said that Mr Russell, who was with an unnamed co-defendant, took “a bladed stance” and then moved towards officers “with a clinched fist displaying threatening behaviour”. | An arrest report posted online by city police said that Mr Russell, who was with an unnamed co-defendant, took “a bladed stance” and then moved towards officers “with a clinched fist displaying threatening behaviour”. |
| The sheet said that Russell had apologised to officers for “acting like a savage”. | |
| But Mr Russell, 39, later took to Facebook to claim that police “tackled me and drove my face into the sidewalk”. | But Mr Russell, 39, later took to Facebook to claim that police “tackled me and drove my face into the sidewalk”. |
| WDRB reported that he was charged with possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and menacing, and that he would appear in court on Wednesday. | WDRB reported that he was charged with possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and menacing, and that he would appear in court on Wednesday. |
| The Lebowski Fest, which started in Louisville in 2002, now holds events around the country. It is usually held over two days and boasts, naturally, a film screening, bowling and fancy dress. | The Lebowski Fest, which started in Louisville in 2002, now holds events around the country. It is usually held over two days and boasts, naturally, a film screening, bowling and fancy dress. |
| Much of the The Big Lebowski, which stars Jeff Bridges as "The Dude", takes place in a bowling alley. | Much of the The Big Lebowski, which stars Jeff Bridges as "The Dude", takes place in a bowling alley. |