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| Deputy In Trouble for Fake Poop Prank |
| By ABC News |
| Published: 02/13/2002 |
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A Rhode Island Deputy Sheriff is now facing felony charges after an apparent practical joke involving fake feces. The man was in court last week for a pretrial conference on charges of vandalism. The 21-year department veteran has been suspended with pay, said Providence County Sheriff Anthony Phillips. His trial is scheduled to start on Feb. 22. The Deputy admitted to the Providence Journal that he twice put what he says was fake poop in judges' chambers, in December and again in January. 'It was a joke that went bad. Everybody thought it was funny except the big boss, Judge Rodgers,' he told the paper, referring to Presiding Justice Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. of Superior Court. The joke was a reference to an earlier problem with Judge Joseph Keough Sr.'s toilet. Rogers apparently did not find the incident amusing. Thinking an intruder had somehow entered the judicial chambers, he called state police. Bruno insisted to the Journal that he confessed immediately to the prank. The judge and Phillips said he denied responsibility in a sworn affidavit, which made it a criminal matter. |
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