72-year-old convict’s lawyer tried to warn a judge his health couldn’t handle jail. The defendant was dead in less than a day

But keeping him out of custody after he was found guilty of cheating a boat seller out of a $75,000 vessel may not have been an option. Despite Longo’s poor health, Broward Circuit Judge Tim Bailey ordered him into custody after the jury convicted him on Feb. 4. Before the sun came up the next morning, Longo, 72, was dead, just as his lawyer had warned.