Crime & Safety
Wayne Teen Accused of Flooding College Dorm
Paul O'Donnell Jr., 19, allegedly broke a sink at Clemson University.
A Wayne resident attending Clemson University was charged with a felony after he allegedly caused minor flooding to a dorm at the school this week.
Paul O'Donnell Jr., 19, a freshman at the South Carolina school, allegedly broke a sink, damaging plumbing in the dorm, Independentmail.com reported Thursday.
Clemson spokesman John Glouch told the website police were called to the dorm at about 3:20 a.m. Thursday because water was leaking from a third-floor sink damaging ceiling tiles on the first and second floors, triggering a fire alarm, the article said.
O'Donnell was charged with felony causing malicious injury to real property worth more than $2,000 but less than $10,000 and misdemeanor public disorderly conduct. He was released Thursday on a $5,600 bond.
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