With Hollywood remaking everything nowadays, it seems like a remake of “Tarzan” could include one California man who did his best impression of the character while high at a Santa Ana zoo.
According to the Los Angeles Times, John William Rodenborn was under the perception that he was the famed Edgar Rice Burroughs character when officials at the Santa Ana Zoo found him on top of an exhibit — shirtless — and yelling "I am Tarzan!"
Police said Rodenborn snuck into the zoo by climbing its walls. The Times reported Rodenborn "climbed on the bird exhibit and he scaled a 20-foot tree," then began shouting his claim to the jungle. He was also just wearing brown pants throughout the ordeal.
Zoo officials called the police and kept guests away as Rodenborn stood on the exhibit. He took a break and sat on the structure while cops arrived at the scene.
Santa Ana police spokesman Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said Rodenborn was “in possession of methamphetamine and was under the influence of drugs.”
No zoo animals were harmed during the antics of the "King of the Jungle."
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
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