A man "doing donuts'' in his vehicle on a runway at the Slidell Municipal Airport has been arrested, police said Sunday (Aug. 13).

Asked why, police said he responded that he was "just being stupid.''

The Slidell Police Department, noting that it had yet another "you can't make this stuff up'' story, posted an item to its Facebook page describing a call in which an officer responded to the report of donut-doing driver around noon Sunday.

"Before police arrived, the man got his vehicle stuck in a ditch...all while airplanes were coming in for a landing,'' the post said. "He was obviously arrested.''

Police said John Robertson, 49, of Kilmichael, Miss., was driving a 1995 GMC Sierra pick-up truck on the runway. Witnesses said he was doing "donuts" and got his truck stuck in a ditch before police arrived.

Asked why by officers, Robertson replied that he was "just being stupid."

He was arrested and cited for reckless operation of a vehicle, police said. Airport officials are investigating how he gained access to the runway and additional charges could follow, police said.

Well, there you go.
I've always said that tequila before noon was a bad decision.

(Actually, I've told my six kids that tequila in general is a bad decision....Then I have to tell the story [from college] WHY tequila is a bad decision.....).

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Robertson replied that he was "just being stupid."

Gee, we're gonna need a lot more jails

Really? We're surprised that a "country boy" in a truck was doing doughnuts at an airport? You know what's going through his mind, "If I only had a bigger lift, I would not have gotten caught".

And we're surprised how he gained access? The gate is wide open...in the Google Streetview photo.

Welcome to bored people in rural America. This stuff happens all the time. He just had the misfortune of getting stuck, and subsequently caught. To be honest, this is probably better than him shooting himself, getting into a fight, or coming to the hospital with back pain so he can get his prescription of oxy.

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Originally posted by craglawnmanor:
Well, there you go.
I've always said that tequila before noon was a bad decision.

(Actually, I've told my six kids that tequila in general is a bad decision....Then I have to tell the story [from college] WHY tequila is a bad decision.....).

She can handle any Champagne brunch
Bridal shower with Barcadi punch
Jello shooters full of Smirnoff
But tequila makes her clothes fall off...

In the Navy while in Charleston SC we got stopped by security on an air force base around 4am. Security was impatiently waiting for the driver to hand over his drivers license- "Hurry up" response "Cut me some slack I've been drinking all night".

I miss the old days.

If you haven't done donuts in at least one vehicle you've owned, you've not lived.

Or something.

Like they say, you can't fix stupid . Not even with duct tape and bailing wire!

the only reason he was arrested, is because when the cops showed up, they got pissed when they realized it was the wrong kind of donuts. Dispatch should probably be a bit more clear.

I remember burying a buddies Plymouth up to the bumpers in the grassy area around the flag pole in front of the high school at about 4:00 AM. Those were a tense couple of hours trying to get it out before the sun came up and the teachers began to arrive.

I was at court once when a guy told the judge he was "just being stupid" (had gotten stopped for speeding-over 100)

Judge laughed out loud and told the guy that he has never heard that reason before....Judge let him pay the costs and told him to smarten up.