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DementedGirl -> Ticket Protest (5/22/2007 10:17:52 AM)
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MAN WHO SENT DOG DROPPINGS TO PROTEST TICKET CHARGED
Friday, May 18, 2007
Austin, Texas---An Austin man who allegedly put dog feces in a payment envelope for his overtime parking ticket last month has been charged with disorderly conduct.
Joshua Steven Solberg, 22, was charged with the misdemeanor Friday in a criminal complaint filed in Mower District Court. He has been summoned to appear in court June 15.
According to the complaint, Solberg was issued a citation for overtime parking April 18 for his vehicle parked in front of his residence at 803 Second Ave. N.W. He paid for it by putting the ticket envelope in a drop box for citations at the Law Enforcement Center.
On April 25, an office employee for Austin police noticed a foul odor about 2 p.m. while gathering envelopes from the box. The odor persisted when she brought them to her desk.
As she opened the envelopes, the woman noticed one leaking a brown fluid, which got onto her hands, the complaint stated.
She then put the envelope in a plastic bag and washed her hands; the fluid also contaminated her desk.
That evening, the woman traveled to St. Cloud, Minn., and awoke the next day with a headache and vomited repeatedly. She was hospitalized for about two days with an undetermined illness.
When an Austin detective spoke with Solberg on May 2, Solberg allegedly admitted to including fecal matter from his dog in the envelope because he was upset at the time, the complaint says. Solberg said he regretted doing it because, right after leaving it, he realized a secretary likely would open it.
The complaint says Solberg denied there was any particular person he was targeting. Solberg said he has had first-aid training but didn't think he might make someone sick by including fecal matter.
Source: Associated Press
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