Prosecutor to Ron White: You're Goin' Down!

Ron WhiteSometimes a cigar isn't just a cigar --because officials in North Dakota are planning on going after Ron White for illegally firing up a stogie during his stand-up act.

Sources tell TMZ the Bismarck City Attorney's office will pursue the complaint, filed by the police department, when a plain-clothed officer witnessed White breaking a city ordinance against smoking in a public place.

According to the cop, and anyone else who's ever seen or heard of Ron White, the comedian lit and smoked his cigar at least three different times during the show.

We're told since it was White's first infraction, he'll only have to pay a $100 fine.

Ron's camp refused to comment about the incident.



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31. Yes.. most of the peoples comments on the article in the Bismarck Tribune are the same as yours..
Unfortunately most people who turn out to vote must be living in the last century... At least with any common sense.
At least some of us here are trying!! Yay to California!! :)

Posted at 4:36PM on May 7th 2009 by Dumb

32. HOW STUPID IS THE POLICE IN THAT TOWN THAT THEY WOULD WASTE THEIR TIME. JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW STUPID COPS ARE!!!! YOU STUPID COPS HAVE NOTHING BETTER ELSE TO DO THAN BUST SOMEONE WHO IS CAUSING NO PHYSICAL HARM TO ANYONE AND STILL BLOW IT UP FURTHER BY THREATENING HIM WITH A 100 DOLLAR FINE. I BET ALL THE TIME AND PAPERWORK USED TO PROSECUTE WILL ADD UP TO A LOT MORE THAN $1OO.

HEY KEEP UP THE BAD WORK MORONS. KEEP BUSTING PEOPLE FOR PETTY REASONS.

Posted at 4:42PM on May 7th 2009 by KOBE BRYANT' RIGHT NUT

33. Evidently the entire state of North Dakota has never seen Ron's show. As Mr. White himself would say....."you can't fix stupid!!!" ND.... hang your heads in ebarassment. Ron.... blow the smoke in their damn face.

Posted at 7:21PM on May 9th 2009 by Chris

34. Maybe White has not heard, but the Government can tell you what you can & can't do period.

Posted at 5:01PM on May 7th 2009 by Shadowwolf

35. Ok, #4, instead of disagreeing with a cop, you attack a whole state that you have never been to stating that the cop should go after cowf..ckers. You are insulting. How about lumping New York as a bunch of murderers when someone is killed in New York? No, but if it is a mid-Western State, insult them and talk about f++cking cows. You are such a pervert and have no intelligence. Guess you went to Los Angeles school system which has the worst education in the country. Those Californian's - all about of stupid f==ckers....

Posted at 5:20PM on May 7th 2009 by gplachy

36. $100 is a small price to pay for this great publicity!

Posted at 5:22PM on May 7th 2009 by Cricket

37. "According to the cop, and anyone else who's ever seen or heard of Ron White, the comedian lit and smoked his cigar at least three different times during the show."

How exactly would "anyone else who's ever seen or heard of Ron White" know that he lit a cigar "at least three times" during a show in North Dakota?

Does anyone READ these things before they are posted?

Posted at 5:23PM on May 7th 2009 by Larry J

38. Well good job North Dakota!!! He won't be coming back there anytime soon!!! And I'm sure North Dakota doesn't see much entertain very often. Believe me, I'm from South Dakota!!!

Posted at 5:47PM on May 7th 2009 by Chanelle

39. This should be a case for the FBI.................what a waste of time! Another cop showing his arrogance.

Posted at 5:54PM on May 7th 2009 by sam

40. And #4, It's North Dakota that needs to get a hobby, not South Dakota.

Posted at 5:54PM on May 7th 2009 by Chanelle

41. Ha! I'd refuse to comment too .. you're telling me there is nothing else these cops can be doing that going after someone who smoked a cigar ..... OMG

Posted at 6:17PM on May 7th 2009 by Valla

42. I wonder how that plain clothes cop functions with his head so far up his own ass ? Talk about anal.

Posted at 6:51PM on May 7th 2009 by Trey\\\'s pop

43. "Ron White's camp refused to comment about the incident".... because they couldn't stop laughing.

Nice to know that there's absolutely no crime of any kind in Bismark, North Dakota. Not even a jaywalker.

They must be so proud.

Hmmm. This is the kind of crime story that's bound to be on Bismark's Wikipedia page.

Posted at 6:55PM on May 7th 2009 by liz

44. welcome to nazi america. this use to be a free country until people stop driving cars don't worry about cigar smoke.

Posted at 7:14PM on May 7th 2009 by dee

45. Going after him for $100 dollars. What a waste of court time. That's just nickels and dimes to him.

Posted at 8:02PM on May 7th 2009 by mlynn

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