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I was in handcuffs. I was under arrest. I remember there was this old lady looking at me, and I could tell she felt real sorry for me, and she did'nt know but all I wanted to do was take her purse.
Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
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Michael Gerard Tyson
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