Accidental bowel movement gets man federal prison sentence
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 07/29/2013 08:49 AM
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Ken Strong of Portland, OR., was sentenced in federal court to serve 7 days in prison due to the state that a federal courthouse bathroom was left after an unfortunate accident happened.
It all started back in May of 2011 when Strong, 53, a regular at the Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse in Portland due to an ongoing squabble with the Social Security Administration, showed up to conduct business with the court clerk's office.
As he prepared to pass through the metal detector at the entrance to the courthouse, Strong told the security guard he needed to use the bathroom -- and fast. First the security screening, Strong was told, then the bathroom.
Passing through the detector, Strong told the officer he was already defecating in his pants. Off he was hustled down the hall and around the corner to the small bathroom, where Strong (depending on which side you believe) frantically tried to clean himself up or decided to get nasty with the federal government.
He emerged about 10 minutes later and headed for the clerk's office under the escort of two U.S. deputy marshals -- standard procedure due to what court records call "an ongoing improper communication case involving Strong and a court employee."
Fifteen minutes after Strong exited the men's room, another officer went to use it and, well, let's just say Strong had made a mess of more than just himself.
According to the court record, the cleaning lady summoned to the scene found feces on three-quarters of the single-stall bathroom's floor, on the lower parts of the walls, on the dispensers for both the toilet paper and the paper towels and on the toilet seat. She also found Strong's soiled boxer shorts draped over the wastebasket.
Strong, who claims the 13 medications he takes for a heart condition sometimes cause incontinence, was charged three days later with three federal misdemeanors: damaging federal property, creating a hazard on federal property and creating a nuisance on federal property.
The U.S. Attorney's Office countered that he'd obviously done it all on purpose. The magistrate agreed, found Strong guilty as charged and sentenced him to a week in the slammer.
"I still can't believe I'm sitting here today," Strong told the magistrate back in 2011. "I'm still embarrassed. I'm angry."
Imagine how he'll feel in jail.
It all started back in May of 2011 when Strong, 53, a regular at the Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse in Portland due to an ongoing squabble with the Social Security Administration, showed up to conduct business with the court clerk's office.
As he prepared to pass through the metal detector at the entrance to the courthouse, Strong told the security guard he needed to use the bathroom -- and fast. First the security screening, Strong was told, then the bathroom.
Passing through the detector, Strong told the officer he was already defecating in his pants. Off he was hustled down the hall and around the corner to the small bathroom, where Strong (depending on which side you believe) frantically tried to clean himself up or decided to get nasty with the federal government.
He emerged about 10 minutes later and headed for the clerk's office under the escort of two U.S. deputy marshals -- standard procedure due to what court records call "an ongoing improper communication case involving Strong and a court employee."
Fifteen minutes after Strong exited the men's room, another officer went to use it and, well, let's just say Strong had made a mess of more than just himself.
According to the court record, the cleaning lady summoned to the scene found feces on three-quarters of the single-stall bathroom's floor, on the lower parts of the walls, on the dispensers for both the toilet paper and the paper towels and on the toilet seat. She also found Strong's soiled boxer shorts draped over the wastebasket.
Strong, who claims the 13 medications he takes for a heart condition sometimes cause incontinence, was charged three days later with three federal misdemeanors: damaging federal property, creating a hazard on federal property and creating a nuisance on federal property.
The U.S. Attorney's Office countered that he'd obviously done it all on purpose. The magistrate agreed, found Strong guilty as charged and sentenced him to a week in the slammer.
"I still can't believe I'm sitting here today," Strong told the magistrate back in 2011. "I'm still embarrassed. I'm angry."
Imagine how he'll feel in jail.
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