Talk about cutting out the middle man!
Man Falls Asleep in Coffin at Funeral Home
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
(05-18) 19:10 PDT Canton, N.Y. (AP) --
A man was charged with burglary and criminal mischief Thursday after he allegedly broke into a funeral home and fell asleep in a coffin.
Joel Fish, 20, of Queensbury, was arrested after he was discovered at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton, 127 miles north of Syracuse.
Debra White, wife of the home's funeral director Joe White, said she noticed a broken window and open door to the casket display room when she awoke at 6:30 a.m. Inside, she saw a boot and pair of pants on the floor and a pair of knees sticking out of a stainless steel coffin.
Fish, who police said was intoxicated, was treated at Canton-Potsdam hospital for cuts. He was arraigned and released to return to court at a later date.
The funeral home estimates the damage from the burglary, mostly to the coffin, at $4,000.
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
(05-18) 19:10 PDT Canton, N.Y. (AP) --
A man was charged with burglary and criminal mischief Thursday after he allegedly broke into a funeral home and fell asleep in a coffin.
Joel Fish, 20, of Queensbury, was arrested after he was discovered at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton, 127 miles north of Syracuse.
Debra White, wife of the home's funeral director Joe White, said she noticed a broken window and open door to the casket display room when she awoke at 6:30 a.m. Inside, she saw a boot and pair of pants on the floor and a pair of knees sticking out of a stainless steel coffin.
Fish, who police said was intoxicated, was treated at Canton-Potsdam hospital for cuts. He was arraigned and released to return to court at a later date.
The funeral home estimates the damage from the burglary, mostly to the coffin, at $4,000.
posted by PlatinumGirl at 6:41 AM
3 Comments:
That is just weird.
I'm not sure if I believe that - I think Mr Fish might be a red herring ;)
Pixie: And gross!
Ian: Very punny.
Corporatewhore: I'm thinking if he had cuts on him, he probably bled all over it. You know, the lining and such. I don't know how much the interior of one of those things cost, but they're probably just claiming the value of the whole thing. Maybe there's a law that you can't sell a used coffin or something.
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