A University of Georgia student who may have been under the influence of PCP jumped naked recently into the hopper of a garbage truck, according to a media report.
Athens-Clarke County officers used a Taser to try to subdue Benjamin Abele, 22, but the device had no effect, The Athens Banner-Herald reported.
The incident began when an officer was alerted to a naked man running across a street, according to the report. The officer thought it was a joke, but when he turned to look, he saw Abele leave an apartment and run toward a city sanitation truck that was stopped. The officer saw Abele jump into the truck’s hopper, according to the report.
The officer saw Abele “had a dazed look on his face and his eyes were completely dilated,” according to the report. The officer recognized this as a possible sign of PCP impairment.
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