Maine man sentenced for crossing border on air mattress

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick — John Bennett said he was so driven to protect his girlfriend from an imminent threat that he was willing to break international laws trying to do it.

His actions have cost him two months in jail, according to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Canadian officials say the 25-year-old Bennett, of Calais, was denied entry into the country at the border crossing in Calais/St. Stephen, New Brunswick, on Wednesday because of a pending criminal mischief charge in the United States.

"He was told by the officer that until he got those cleared up, he wouldn't be admitted into Canada," prosecutor Peter Thorn told the CBC.

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