Pa. Man Smuggles Beer Into Jail Cell
Posted on: Monday, 16 August 2004, 06:00 CDT
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A group of Bethlehem police suddenly noticed that the surveillance monitor of their holding cell had become more eye-catching than the episode of "COPs" on the police station television.
Police said Timothy Hartzell, 21, of Dundalk, Md., was being held after an arrest for public drunkenness on Saturday.
"What is he doing to the toilet?" officer Jeffrey Rogers said, squinting at the monitor. "Is that a can of beer he's got there? Are you kidding me? This guy's drinking a can of beer."
No one could say how, but police said Hartzell had smuggled a 12-ounce can of beer into the cell with him.
Police said Hartzell could be seen on the monitor trying to stash the beer when he heard officers approaching his cell. Police removed him from the cell, found the beer behind the toilet, and put Hartzell back in the cell.
Officials said Hartzell registered a 0.33 percent on a Breathalyzer test, compared with a legal limit of 0.08 for driving in Pennsylvania.
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