SNOW HILL, Md.- A man has been given a 90-day suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty Friday in Worcester County District Court to possession with intent to distribute 52 pairs of counterfeit Nike "Air Force 1" shoes. Tito Antyone Belcher, 38, of Plymouth, N.C. was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $200. The 52 pairs of shoes were ordered to be donated to the Diakonia Charity of Ocean City. Diakonia provides emergency and transitional housing for men, women and families on the Lower Shore of Maryland. Sign In or Sign Up for an account.CommentsTwitterFacebook.What do you think? Terms of Use: We welcome your participation in our community. Please keep your comments civil, free of profanity and on point. By submitting a comment, you agree to these Terms of Service. Comments will not appear until after being reviewed and approved by a moderator for being in compliance with Terms of Service.Showing 3 commentsSort By Newest FirstOldest FirstHighest Ratedchad 7:15 AM May 110 Share | FlagYou have a president that can't prove where he is from ,won't show evidence of school or anyting and PUT AMERICA SO DEEP IN THE RED WE'LL NEVER GET OUT DESTROYED OUT HEALTH CARE TO THE POINT WE'LL NEVER GET MEDICATION OR AN OPERATION WHEN NEEDED. you give him the nuke keys to destroy the world and start wars knowing he is a fake ,YOU DO NOTHING TO MAKE SURE AMERICA IS SAFE FROM THE MUSLIM WORLD ! BUT YOU GET ALL OUT OF JOINT WHEN SOMEONE SELLS FAKE SHOES !!! ARE WE SCREWED UP A NATION OR WHAT !!! mbm2010 9:05 AM May 100 Share | FlagI agree killertunes, lol, it's not ok for this guy to infringe on Nike's copyright, but a good ol boy judge can! killertunes 2:01 AM May 100 Share | FlagThe shoes should be destroyed. I can't imagine Nike is ok with giving them away yet keeping them in circulation.

Phil Knight is so hard to score, even The Oprah Winfrey Show staff ran into roadblocks.

Telling her audience, that he is “notoriously media shy” and that it took her team “a lot of convincing” to get him to appear, Winfrey took Knight on an excursion the Portland Business Journal‘s Erik Siemers called “…a high-level primer on Nike trivia followed by an episode of ‘This is Your Life’…”

Knight discussed a variety of topics, both personal and professional, including launching the company with University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman, selling the shoes they manufactured out of his car and the people responsible for the company’s name and famous ‘Swoosh’ logo.

Later, Winfrey surprised Knight with taped greetings from U.S. soccer queen Mia Hamm, Charles Barkley (who called the “I am not a role model” ad “the most significant thing I think I’ve ever done in my life”) and skier Picabo Street.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong then made an unexpected appearance on stage, where he talked about the company standing behind him despite doping allegations and the yellow LiveStrong wristband campaign. Despite early doubts, 80 million bands have been sold and $93 million has been raised for cancer awareness.

Finally, as Allan Brettman of The Oregonian explained, Knight may not have brought cars for the studio audience, but he did give each of the 400 people a customized pair of LunarGlide 2 running shoes featuring Oprah’s name on the tongue and a Nike+ SportWatch GPS.

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