He boarded the prepare, however his garments stayed behind.
An Arizona man was arrested after authorities mentioned he allegedly broke right into a Union Pacific locomotive and surfed atop the transferring prepare within the nude because it traveled by means of northeastern Colorado, leaving surprised witnesses watching the weird trip earlier than deputies took him into custody Thursday.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Workplace recognized the suspect as Daniel Ray Ballance, of Quartzsite, Arizona, and allege he broke a window to enter the locomotive earlier than climbing onto the roof whereas the prepare was transferring.
Ballance faces felony and misdemeanor expenses after the incident, authorities mentioned.
Authorities mentioned witnesses reported seeing Ballance using bare atop the locomotive earlier than deputies arrested him.
The sheriff’s workplace later shared his mugshot alongside a tongue-in-cheek Fb put up concerning the arrest.
“For these of you who had the unlucky expertise of seeing this gentleman browsing bare on prime of a transferring locomotive yesterday, I need you to know that he was arrested on felony and misdemeanor expenses,” the sheriff’s workplace wrote.
In accordance with the sheriff’s workplace, Ballance later instructed deputies he cherished “vodka, beer and taking part in the Banjo.”
“Daniel expressed his love of vodka, beer and taking part in the Banjo,” the company joked. “Sadly, we needed to separate him from these loves and the prepare trip.
“As a substitute, Daniel is spending a while at an all-expenses-paid keep in jail, the place he’s presumed harmless till confirmed responsible.”
Ballance was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on felony and misdemeanor expenses. Courtroom data detailing the fees weren’t instantly accessible.
KDVR reported Ballance allegedly broke a window to realize entry into the Union Pacific locomotive earlier than climbing onto the transferring prepare.
Authorities haven’t publicly disclosed what prompted the incident or whether or not anybody aboard the locomotive was injured.
