Not whoever wants Santa Claus! In Massachusetts, a 33-year-old American found himself stuck in the flue of a chimney after entering it to escape the police.
The facts date back to December 10. According to Le Parisien, the police intervened in a house in Fall River, 80 kilometers south of Boston, as part ofa drug trafficking case. When they arrived, two individuals fled. The first, Tanisha Ibay, managed to escape the police. The second, Robert Langlais, has simply disappeared.
“He tried to hide inside a chimney”
Until reappearing, like Santa Claus, in the flue of a chimney. Shortly after the chase, a resident informed authorities of the presence of a man on a roof. The man,
“inspired by the seasonal icon, tried to hide inside a chimney”, reveals the police department in a press release published on social networks.
Without a second thought, the police rushed to the roof to arrest him. One of them, amused by the absurdity of the situation, couldn’t help but laugh of the thug. “You are an idiot!” we hear him exclaim in a video shared on Facebook.
The suspect released then arrested
Unable to free the thirty-year-old themselves, the police alerted Fall River emergency services. The firefighters had no choice but to destroy the chimney. to get the man out, in a state of shock.
“Due to his Santa antics, Langlais was transported to a local hospital as a precaution,” indicates the police in its press release. After his treatment, the young man finally was arrested for drug possession “and a series of charges related to outstanding arrest warrants.” His accomplice, Tanisha Ibay, was located and arrested in turn.
