Man releases bedbugs in Govt office

NewYork, June 07: The man went to the code enforcement office in Augusta on June 2 to complain about bed bugs at his apartment.

He let the bugs loose after learning he did not qualify for assistance in looking for a new apartment.

"He whipped out a cup (full of live bedbugs) and slammed it on the counter, and bam, off they flew, maybe 100 of them," City Manager William Bridgeo told the Kennebec Journal.

He added he had "never had anything as yucky as this" happen before.

Asked why he did what he did, the man reportedly told police he wanted the officials to experience the same thing he was experiencing.

"He whipped out a cup (full of live bedbugs) and slammed it on the counter, and bam, off they flew, maybe 100 of them," City Manager William Bridgeo told the media.

Some of the bugs landed on an employee on the other side of the counter. The incident forced officials to close the city office for the rest of the day as exterminators were called in to kill the bugs.