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The "man who fled zombies" Jeremiah Clyde Hartline pleaded guilty to three felony counts Monday after a wild big rig crash that he claims was caused by the walking dead.

The plea bargain allows the potential "Zombieland" cast member a sentence of up to five years in prison, which is a no-tasty-brainer compared to the approximately 12 years he might face if he went to trial, reports U-T San Diego.

Belief in zombies might be laughable, but possible defenses to felony theft charges based on zombies might not be.

Been to jail or prison lately? How would you rate your experience behind bars?

Prison Yelp reviews are becoming more popular, and reading them can be a guilty pleasure, as shown recently on "The Colbert Report." Many reviewers complain about (or laud) the quality of the food, housing, and treatment by guards, but there are also some potentially incriminating statements being posted as well.

If you're planning on writing a Yelp review about a prison or detention center, you may want to consider these do's and don'ts:

A Florida teen learned the hard way that science experiments are best kept in chemistry class, after the student's volatile brew blew up into felony charges.

Kiera Wilmot, a 16-year-old student in Bartow, Florida, was arrested last week on charges of possession and discharge of a destructive device on school grounds, reports the Miami New Times.

With the homemade bombs of the Boston Marathon still fresh in many people's minds, it isn't a far cry to see why Wilmot is facing felony charges.

Sounding like a Chris Rock joke gone terribly awry, a former first-grade teacher in Texas insists she is too racist to have fondled a 7-year-old female student in her classroom.

Esther Irene Stokes, 61, taught at Northwest Preparatory Academy in Humble, Texas. She's charged with indecency with a child in an incident that allegedly occurred April 10.

But Stokes is relying on a strange defense: She claims that she doesn't like touching black children, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Some kids dream of trading in their Power Wheels for a real car, other kids just have a midnight craving for Chinese food. A six-year-old Michigan boy whose name is not Macaulay Culkin tackled both dreams when he was found driving around in the family Ford Taurus at 6 a.m. to pick up Chinese takeout.

The little dude could hardly see over the dash, which sounds adorable, but is actually quite scary.

First Sesame Street, now food. In the wee hours of the night, four people -- including two dressed as a banana and lobster -- sauntered into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Student Union building and allegedly 'split' after stealing a wooden critter sculpture worth $1,000, The Daily Tar Heel reports.

The lobster and friends might soon find themselves in hot water for larceny, or possibly even burglary.

What began as a minor DUI crash in Orlando, Florida, morphed into a bizarre scene à la "Footloose." Only the guy cutting loose was naked and allegedly high.

Upon entering Felix Lockett's vehicle, three law-enforcement officers fell sick from formaldehyde exposure. Lockett allegedly told investigators he'd been mixing formaldehyde with marijuana and smoking it, the Orlando Sentinel reports. After he crashed into a wall, Lockett proceeded to strip off his clothes and dance in the middle of the street.

Despite the amusing tale of the toe-tapping toker, Florida's drugged driving laws are no laughing matter.

An Easter egg hunt at a zoo in Seattle turned "rotten" when two mothers started to fight, according to police.

Police say that one mother allegedly shoved a child to allow her own child to get to some brightly colored eggs. The other kid's mother was obviously not happy, and confronted the allegedly pushy woman.

Things quickly escalated, and the two women started fighting. The fight was so intense that the women had to be separated three or four times only for them to go back at each other, reports USA Today.

An escort who allegedly bit a man's genitals is facing attempted murder charges in Florida, reports The Huffington Post.

The woman, Priscilla Vaughn, was heard growling in a hotel room near Orlando. She'd allegedly met her date through an escort website.

According to the victim's accounts to sheriff's deputies, the pair had dinner at Applebee's, shared some drinks and then smoked marijuana.

A South Carolina woman has been busted for selling porn videos door-to-door. And not just any porn videos, mind you: This classic collection was on videotape. As in VHS.

Let's rewind just a bit: Jeanette Ellis, 52, told police she discovered a box of discarded VHS porn tapes near her home. She felt that the obvious thing to do would be to walk around her neighborhood trying to sell the porn tapes, reports The Smoking Gun.

But when she came a-knocking at one neighbor's house, that neighbor called the cops. Ellis was arrested and charged -- but not for distribution of porn.