Thursday, April 07, 2005
NY Times: Just when you thought being stuck in an elevator for 3 days is pretty bad, it gets worse.
New York- A broken elevator resulted in a series of mishaps both for the man who was stuck there for 3 days, but also for the people in the building.
The delivery man Ming Kuang Chen was stuck in a broken down elevator at 40 West Mosholu Parkway. A police search ensued. Troy Smith 21, arrived home with a friend and was shocked to see helmeted officers wearing flack jackets in his apartment. Police cuffed Smith and took him down to the station to interrogate him. They noticed a stain on his shirt. "I had sauce on my shirt from three days ago. They made me write, "I'm Troy Smith. You can have my shirt for testing," he said. "They kept on coming back and saying 'Where is the Chinese man and what did you do with him?' I said 'I don't know.'
Meanwhile, Mr. Chen is stuck in the elevator trying to communicate with building security, but the security camera feed is so dim, that they can't see him. For three days.
Police discover Mr. Smith has an outstanding warrant for disorderly conduct and he is taken into custody.
After Mr. Chen was discovered, it was determined that he is not in the US legally. Most likely he will be deported.
One bad elevator can ruin your whole life.
The delivery man Ming Kuang Chen was stuck in a broken down elevator at 40 West Mosholu Parkway. A police search ensued. Troy Smith 21, arrived home with a friend and was shocked to see helmeted officers wearing flack jackets in his apartment. Police cuffed Smith and took him down to the station to interrogate him. They noticed a stain on his shirt. "I had sauce on my shirt from three days ago. They made me write, "I'm Troy Smith. You can have my shirt for testing," he said. "They kept on coming back and saying 'Where is the Chinese man and what did you do with him?' I said 'I don't know.'
Meanwhile, Mr. Chen is stuck in the elevator trying to communicate with building security, but the security camera feed is so dim, that they can't see him. For three days.
Police discover Mr. Smith has an outstanding warrant for disorderly conduct and he is taken into custody.
After Mr. Chen was discovered, it was determined that he is not in the US legally. Most likely he will be deported.
One bad elevator can ruin your whole life.
