Career Man
The owner of a laundry in Oklahoma City, Okla., stopped by at 11:30 p.m. to lock up. She found the door locked, and the building on fire. Inside was a man who had said earlier he needed more time to finish his laundry, and he refused to come out. When police and firefighters arrived, the man told officers that they had better leg-shackle him for their own safety, because his feet “were certified weapons in Nevada.” Thomas Ackerman, 24, also told officers that he had seven college degrees, and worked as an architectural engineer, truck driver, mixed martial artist, disc jockey, phlebotomist, stuntman, and sex toy engineer, and worked on the three most recent “Spider-Man” movies, where he engineered the Green Goblins hoverboard. (RC/Oklahoma City Oklahoman) ...None of that I believe. Alcoholic or drug addict, I would believe.Original Publication Date: 18 December 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
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