A run-in with the iPhone may also have led one man to violence, and almost put a news editor in jail. Police busted up an organized crime ring in 2010 that had a certain fondness for Apple's iDevice, and two people were identified as criminals through their iPhone.

Here's a look at the 10 strangest iPhone-related crimes from 2010.

Youth Smackdown

A senior citizen allegedly punched a teenager in the arm during a Southwest Airlines flight headed for Las Vegas on Tuesday. Russell Miller, a 68-year-old resident of Boise, Idaho apparently became enraged that his 15 year-old seat companion refused to shut off his iPhone in preparation for the plane's landing, according to . Miller has been charged with misdemeanor battery.

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