So here's an odd bit of news from the Enron trial, courtesy of the 11 News Blog: Ken Lay's security was beefed up today after a bizarre confrtontation outside the courthouse yesterday.
Leaving court at the end of the day Tuesday, a teenager heckled what appeared to be an already frustrated Ken Lay. The kid walked up to the crowd of cameras surrounding Lay and started barking "TATER TOTS OR FRIES, MR. LAY? TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" He was apparently mocking reporters questioning Lay but it did not seem to amuse the former Enron chief. We're not sure what the kid meant by asking Lay that, probably just expressing his immaturity.
Uh, yeah, that really didn't make much sense (unless the kid was trying to deliver Lay's Sonic order). Up to now, Lay has had one police escort when he's walked into the courthouse every day; today, he had three HPD officers, a U.S. marshal and two courthouse security officers. No more fried potato non-sequiturs for him!
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