Inmate Killed for Heckling Jailed Dolphin Fan
An inmate's hate for the Dolphins may have led to his murder in prison
By TODD WRIGHT
Updated 4:48 PM EST, Mon, Nov 23, 2009
If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all, especially if it's about the
Miami Dolphins and especially if you live with a bunch of convicts.
Investigators have concluded a
South Florida inmate was killed because he yelled, "The Dolphins suck" at another inmate, which led to a deadly assault with a makeshift knife and a padlock, according to the
Palm Beach Post.
Willie Smith, 28, was serving time for armed robbery and a plethora of other convictions. But his sentence was shortened by
Vincent Lee, who was serving a life sentence for armed burglary and robbery.
The 42-year-old appears to be a die-hard Dolphin fan, unfortunately for Lee.
According to police reports, Smith yelled to Lee, "The Dolphins suck" a few days after Miami had beat the
New York Jets in October. That might be OK in the free world, but behind bars the criticism didn't fly.
Lee was reported to have told another inmate that the comment was the last straw in an apparent feud between the two inmates, who lived in neighboring cells.