Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Another Episode of 'What Were They Thinking?'


You've been out on the town with friends, enjoying the night life. Eventually, after the bars close, you decide to stop at a decent restaurant and grab a bite to eat before heading home.

You and your friends walk into Fortunato's Italian Market, a popular eatery in St. Petersburg, get seated and order your meal. About halfway through, just before another fork full of spaghetti enters your mouth, a ceiling tile lands on your table.

Followed shortly by a falling man.

James Donald Olsen, age twenty-four and roaringly drunk, fell through the ceiling of the restaurant as patrons dined inside, causing over $1,000 worth of damage.

Police nor management have any idea how Olsen got into the ceiling, as there is no attic space in the restaurant, but police did have space for Olsen inside a jail cell. He was held on charges of criminal mischief and public intoxication.

No patrons were injured.

James Olsen