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Drunken Folsom man rescued after climbing cell tower, website reports
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 5/20/15 | Kim Chatelain

Posted on 05/20/2015 1:48:06 PM PDT by BBell

Two Folsom men were arrested after authorities said they became intoxicated and climbed a cellphone tower adjacent to a fire station in Pineville, La., requiring a rescue by a special operations unit, according to TheTownTalk.com. Joseph Waldron Johnson Jr., 21, and Joshua Caleb Sharp, 19, were booked with unauthorized entry of critical infrastructure, disturbing the peace by intoxication and littering.

The two were attending a graduation party at a skating rink next to the fire station when they threw a beach towel over a barbed wire fence that surrounds the tower and climbed over the barrier, the website reported.

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TOPICS: Humor; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: darwinaward; folsom; hold; holdmybeer
A couple of future Darwin award winners here. Definitely a "hold my beer, watch this y'all" moment.

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Drinking and heights don't mix well for 2 Folsom men

1 posted on 05/20/2015 1:48:07 PM PDT by BBell
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To: BBell
Maybe he climbed up there to get away from the graboids.


2 posted on 05/20/2015 1:59:15 PM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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To: BBell

Hold my beer.


3 posted on 05/20/2015 2:09:55 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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He would have come down when he got hungry.


4 posted on 05/20/2015 2:33:13 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: BBell
When I hear "Folsom", I ALWAYS think of this...


5 posted on 05/20/2015 2:35:46 PM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: BBell

Not a great way to get high...


6 posted on 05/20/2015 6:07:51 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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