Mouthy Peterson Trial Onlooker Catches Break

Jeff Ruby could have contempt charges dropped with good behavior

A trial spectator who was arrested after mouthing an expletive toward convicted wife killer Drew Peterson, has a chance to wipe the incident from his record.

A special prosecutor has agreed to drop charges against Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby if he stays out of trouble for four months, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Ruby, a vocal critic of Peterson's defense team during the trial and a self-proclaimed victims' advocate, was charged with indirect contempt of court after the August incident.

Ruby said at the time that he "really thought about giving him [Peterson] a mouth full of missing teeth."

Ruby has also previously offered $100,000 for finding Stacy Peterson's body.

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