'Don Vito' Collapses, Yells After Conviction
Jury Convicts Margera (Don Vito) On 2 Sex Counts
(AP) GOLDEN, Colo. The man known as "Don Vito" on the MTV show "Viva La Bam" collapsed onto the floor cursing and yelled "just kill me now" after a jury convicted him Wednesday on two counts of sexual assault on a child.
Vincent Margera, 51, was accused of groping three girls, ages 12 to 14, during an autograph signing event last year at skate park at a mall in the Denver suburb of Lakewood.
Margera was acquitted on a third count of sex assault on a child.
He faces a probation sentence from 10 years to life or he could get a prison sentence from two to six years up to life, district attorney's spokeswoman Pam Russell said. He will have to register as a sex offender where he lives.
After Margera's courtroom collapse, Jefferson County deputies restrained him and took him to jail.
Defense attorney Pamela Mackey had argued that when Margera appeared at the skate park, he took on the persona of the outrageous and profane Don Vito.
"Viva La Bam" starred Margera's nephew, professional skateboarder Bam Margera.
Vincent Margera was being held without bail until his sentencing hearing, set for Dec. 20.
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