Man arrested for bathing in sink at Athens restaurant
Athens-Clarke County police arrested a homeless man early Friday for taking a bath in a sink at a downtown Athens restaurant.
According to police, officers responded to The Grill on College Avenue at about 2 a.m. on a report a shirtless man in the basement bathing in a sink used for food preparation.
William F. Rogers, 53, who gave an address in Commerce, was barred from The Grill for two years and was arrested for disorderly conduct, noted a police incident report.
"I found probable cause because Rogers chose to trespass inside a restaurant and bathe in proximity to food waiting to be served to customers," the arresting officer noted in the report. "His actions placed The Grill's property in danger of being damaged or destroyed."
Rogers was taken to the Clarke County Jail, where officials refused to accept him after he made statements about harming himself, according to the report.
Rogers had an outstanding felony arrest warrant on file in Jackson County for a probation violation that stemmed from a conviction for terroristic threats and acts. He was transported to the county line and released to Jackson County deputies, according to the report.
The Jackson County Jail listed Rogers as homeless.
According to the jail's website, Banks County authorities placed a hold on Rogers' release because they also held a probation warrant for his arrest that stemmed from a fleeing or attempting to eluding police conviction.