Closet Case

Jeffrey Scott Martin, 26, and a 15-year-old girl in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, met on the Internet seven months ago, police say. But that’s not why Martin is in trouble. That happened when he was found living in the girl’s bedroom closet, where he had allegedly been hiding for nearly a month. Police found Martin has been AWOL from an army base in Kentucky for about two months. In addition, police found military weapons and dynamite in his truck, parked near the girl’s house, and a charge of child pornography may be pending too: a naked photo of the girl was found in the closet. “You would think that most people would discover this sometime before this,” a police spokesman said. “But how often does a parent check a child’s closet?” (AP) ...Starting now, approximately daily.