Evergreen Museum Break -in
Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:47 pm
from ANN:
Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Breaking Into Evergreen Aviation Museum
Tue, 20 Mar '07
Allegedly Punched Museum Director, Bit Employee
Police in McMinnville, OR say they've found the man who broke into the Evergreen Aviation Museum early Monday morning, assaulted two museum employees and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Gerald Lahey, 19, is accused of the break-in and senseless destruction.
Oregon's KPTV-12 reports Lahey smashed a WWII display case to grab the bomber pilot uniform inside, which he then put on. The man then allegedly climbed inside the museum's B-17G Flying Fortress.
Evergreen employees arriving for work Monday morning spotted Lahey, and called police. Before the authorities arrived, the employees said Lahey punched the museum director, and bit a 62-year-old woman who works at the museum's Spruce Goose Cafe.
To add insult to injury, police add they had cited Lahey less than 24 hours prior to Monday's incident, for reckless driving following a collision with a car he tried to pass.
Nicole Wahlberg, Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Evergreen, told ANN the museum is still evaluating the damage. Wahlberg said a large-screen television was destroyed, and several windows were broken. Blood stains will need to be cleaned off the museum floor, and off the WWII bomber uniform Lahey put on.
Perhaps the best news, Wahlberg says it appears nothing was physically stolen from the museum. Lahey is now in police custody, charged with -- among other things -- robbery, resisting arrest, and assault.
Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Breaking Into Evergreen Aviation Museum
Tue, 20 Mar '07
Allegedly Punched Museum Director, Bit Employee
Police in McMinnville, OR say they've found the man who broke into the Evergreen Aviation Museum early Monday morning, assaulted two museum employees and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Gerald Lahey, 19, is accused of the break-in and senseless destruction.
Oregon's KPTV-12 reports Lahey smashed a WWII display case to grab the bomber pilot uniform inside, which he then put on. The man then allegedly climbed inside the museum's B-17G Flying Fortress.
Evergreen employees arriving for work Monday morning spotted Lahey, and called police. Before the authorities arrived, the employees said Lahey punched the museum director, and bit a 62-year-old woman who works at the museum's Spruce Goose Cafe.
To add insult to injury, police add they had cited Lahey less than 24 hours prior to Monday's incident, for reckless driving following a collision with a car he tried to pass.
Nicole Wahlberg, Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Evergreen, told ANN the museum is still evaluating the damage. Wahlberg said a large-screen television was destroyed, and several windows were broken. Blood stains will need to be cleaned off the museum floor, and off the WWII bomber uniform Lahey put on.
Perhaps the best news, Wahlberg says it appears nothing was physically stolen from the museum. Lahey is now in police custody, charged with -- among other things -- robbery, resisting arrest, and assault.
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:13 pm
he was probably on crack or meth & tried to shove the hughes spruce goose in his pants pocket to sell for dope!!! 
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:34 pm
Wow... what a nut-job. That frightens me.
cnbnbc
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:40 pm
What could you possibly make of that?
cnbnbc
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:40 pm
What could you possibly make of that?
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:42 pm
Just shoot it.
Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:47 pm
Sadly, this jerk will probably get off with very little jail time.
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:45 pm
I agree with just shooting him.
Re: cnbnbc
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:49 pm
Trey Carroll wrote:What could you possibly make of that?
"I could make a dafodile, a broach,! it looks like a giant Tylenol with wings,! good luck to you, we're all counting on you!, and don't call me Shirley!
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:50 pm
Nice. Johnny How about some coffee. No Thanks!
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:51 pm
What a disgusting puke. He's pathetic. He should pay an arm & a leg for what he did, literally. 
Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:55 pm
You would have to ask what he was on. That must be one hell of a drug. I feel that he is a walking piece of trash.
Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:19 pm
We should all be thankful that it wasn't any worse than it was. The news is too full of megabuck damage to irreplaceable artifacts in this sort of incident.
Canso42
Canso42
Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:11 pm
He needs a cure; I prescribe 158 grains of pain relief.
(semi-jacketed, hollow point, pain relief).
(semi-jacketed, hollow point, pain relief).
Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:18 pm
Hey, tell him to go out and play on the freeway ... he'll do it; tell him his B-17 crew is waiting for him in the center lane.
