A plea deal that would have saved a woman accused of stalking actor John Cusack from further jail time almost fell through, after she told a Los Angeles judge that her counsel had used scare tactics to coerce her into agreeing to it. But as 33-year-old Emily Leatherman was about to be led from the courtroom by bailiffs she shouted, "I want to take it," apparently saving the day for the plea bargain after all, according to news accounts by the BBC and Associated Press. Judge Susan Speer accepted Leatherman's no contest plea today, the AP states. It calls for… ...
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