Escape 'The Matrix,' Go Directly to Jail

Josh Cooke wasn’t merely a fan of the hit movie “The Matrix.” He believed he lived inside The Matrix, his lawyers say. The 19-year-old had a huge movie poster hanging in his Oakton bedroom and a trench coat like the one worn by Neo, Keanu Reeves’s character. He bought a 12-gauge shotgun, similar to one of the weapons Neo uses to fight the “agents” in the movie…