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"Ozzy Osbourne...Made Me Do It!" Ohio Man Blames Singer for Traffic Arrest

Ohio Man Blames Ozzy Osbourne For Traffic Arrest
Ozzy Osbourne (AP Photo, file) Joel Ryan

CLEVELAND (CBS/AP) Sure, blame all your troubles on the Prince of Darkness.

An Ohio drunk-driving suspect is blaming his arrest on heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne.

William Liston was arrested Christmas eve in suburban Cleveland. Fox station WJW-TV says he told police officers, "Ozzy Osbourne and his music made me do it."

Liston is awaiting arraignment. He's due  in court Tuesday on a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired.

In an unrelated case, Liston pleaded not guilty Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in a November break-in at a medical office. He was released on bond in that case.

Osbourne's hits as lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath and as a solo artist include "Paranoid" and "Road to Nowhere."

Any resemblance between Osbourne and the allegedly drunk-driving Liston is purely coincidental.

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