Great Bend Man Worried "Murder" Tattoo Might Not Go Over Well With Jury in His Murder Trial

The Associated Press

A Kansas man charged with first-degree murder is afraid the tattooed mirror-image letters spelling out the word "murder" across his neck might prejudice a jury, so he is asking for a professional tattoo artist to remove or cover it up.

Prosecutors say they aren't opposed to Jeffrey Chapman covering his tattoo, but Barton County's sheriff says he's against transporting Chapman to a licensed tattoo facility — the only places tattoo artists are allowed to practice under Kansas law.

The Great Bend Tribune reports Chapman's trial is scheduled to start Monday in the November 2011 killing of Damon Galliart, whose body was found by hunters in a roadside ditch southwest of Great Bend.

Chapman's attorney says in a motion the tattoo would be extremely prejudicial if seen by a jury.

So this idiot is worried that the jury might think he committed murder because of his "MURDER" tattoo across his neck? Pretty smart guy on this one. Not an expert whatsoever in the murder scene, but I think its a pretty solid rule of thumb that you only get a "MURDER" tattoo if you have actually murdered someone. So this guy clearly did it right? So do you blame him for trying to get out of it anyway he can? I don't want to spend the rest of my life in prison and neither does this guy. I also don't go around killing people in rural Kansas, but to each his own. Also this bro might want to think about turning that teardrop tat into a cool looking star or something. Pretty sure the jury might not like that one as well..

-PC