An American visiting Russia has been arrested for allegedly breaking a window at a children’s library after a wild night of drinking — then climbing in, partially stripping off and falling asleep, according to a local report.
William Russel Nycum was visiting friends when he was placed under administrative arrest for 10 days on “petty hooliganism” charges after being found in the Moscow library early Friday, REN TV reported.
“He got drunk, had a fight with his friends in a bar,” a source told the station.
“He said that he had been kidnapped, but he just left in a taxi. Then he broke the window at a children’s library, climbed inside and fell asleep,” the source said.
Security camera footage suggests he was partially naked, the local TV station said, with one image appearing to show a pair of pants on the floor.
Nycum will have to spend 10 days in custody on the petty hooliganism charge, the station said.
He is the second American to be taken into Russian custody in recent weeks.
A US soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the US Army.
