BREMERTON – A naked Gorst transient who caused an estimated $5,000 worth of damage to the roof of a travel trailer parked at WinCo Foods was arrested by police and charged with malicious mischief.
According to a Bremerton Police Department report, several 911 calls were made Sept. 4 around 5:51 p.m. regarding the man, who was riding a small bicycle atop a 30-foot-long travel trailer parked at the crowded grocery store parking lot. The man ripped parts off the roof and threw them onto the ground.
Two Bremerton Police Officers responded and identified the man as Darren Michael Fugman, 40.
“I yelled up at Mr. Fugman and asked what he was doing, in which he replied, ‘sun bathing,'” an officer wrote in the report.
Police ordered him to get down from the trailer.
“I can’t, I’m naked. Can you throw me my pants?” Fugman replied, pointing to his pants on the ground near the trailer. An officer tossed the pants to him and Fugman climbed down the trailer ladder where he was arrested.
The 1998 Nomad trailer had Idaho plates and had extensive damage to the roof. Fugman tore holes in the roof with the handle bars of the bicycle, and had pulled out several yards of insulation. The air conditioning unit was destroyed.
“I returned to my patrol vehicle and asked Mr. Fugman if he had any mental health issues, or perhaps had taken any drugs. He stated to me, in a calm demeanor, ‘I had smoked some Spice earlier in the day and would just like some help.'”
Fugman was also booked for indecent exposure. Bail was set at $10,000.