Crime Stoppers Director EATS Paper To Save Identity of Tipster, Faces Jail Time (+video)

Photo Credit: FeatheredTar / Creative Commons A man who’s dedicated his life to putting bad guys in jail, may soon have to join them there.

Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers Executive Director Richard “Dick” Masten will find out Thursday just how long he will spend locked up after a courtroom student where he ate a piece of paper containing information regarding an anonymous tip.

“I probably shouldn’t have eaten that piece of paper,” Masten told CBS4′s Lauren Pastrana Monday night.

But he doesn’t regret his courtroom snack.

“I don’t have any regrets. I mean I don’t like the idea of going to jail, but I didn’t really have any alternative,” Masten said. “The way I look at it, we make a solemn promise to our tipsters that we’ll never let them be identified.”