Kid Who Guessed 'Wasilla' Was Famous Wasilla Person Sarah Palin's Hometown 'Guilty' On Two Counts

 
 Hooray for Justice: The college kid in Tennessee who correctly guessed the hometown of Wasilla's ex-mayor Sarah Palin has his verdict. David Kernell, the 22-year-old who "hacked" into Palin's Yahoo email -- which she was illegally using to conduct government business -- is officially guilty on two counts.

Obstruction of Justice and Unauthorized Access of a snow-witch's computer, Kernell has been found guilty of those two charges.Don't know which combination ofNot guilty of wire fraud, mistrial on identity theft -- the jury had deadlocked on the fourth charge, identity theft. Kernell faced up to HALF A CENTURY IN PRISON for guessing an idiot celebrity's email password hint.

The "unauthorized access" is a misdemeanor, duh, but the Obstruction of Justice carries up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. FOR GUESSING AN IDIOT'S PASSWORD HINT. [ WBIR / CNN ]