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A stolen package of doughnuts -- plus dozens of other arrests over the past 30 years -- could put Robert Fassbender in prison for life. Fassbender, 51, currently in Lerdo Jail, was arrested for stealing a package of Hostess doughnuts from the Wildrose Station in Tehachapi, which could constitute his "third strike." The two previous strikes against him are from robberies committed in 1977 and 1979, said Michael Webb, Fassbender's attorney. In a jailhouse interview, Fassbender said the previous felonies involved stealing money from registers at hotels. "As far as doughnuts go and having to fight for my life, it (the three strikes rule) is unjust," Fassbender said. "For cases like mine or similar to mine, doughnuts or candy bars that people get striked out on, it's overkill." Fassbender, however, hasn't exactly stayed out of trouble since those robberies. He's been in and out of prison since the 70s, never remaining free for more than a few...
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