Police say a Pennsylvania man dropped to the ground and rolled around in dog waste to avoid being arrested for public drunkenness , but he was taken into custody anyway . Police in Wilkes-Barre tell the Times Leader officers came upon 45-year-old Maurice Franklin early Monday night after he jumped into traffic . They believed he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol . Rolled : Police say Maurice Franklin , 45 , dropped to the ground and rolled around in dog waste to avoid being arrested for public drunkenness Monday in the area of Academy Street and Carey avenue ( photographed ) Custody : Franklin was taken into custody , cited , and held until he was sober ( stock image ) They say he slurred his words and could not stand without swaying . The incident occurred at around 5.50pm Monday in the area of Academy Street and Carey avenue . Franklin claimed he was walking erratically to avoid stepping in the dog feces on the sidewalk . But when Officer Stanley Wychock told Franklin that he was under arrest and ordered him to place his hands behind his back , Franklin avoided the dog feces no longer . Instead , police say , he lay down on the ground and began rolling in the waste . 'The defendant then stated that officers could not arrest him because he is covered in ( expletive ) , ' officials wrote in an account of the incident posted to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Information Facebook page . Franklin was taken into custody , cited , and held until he was sober , the Times Leader reports . Franklin could n't immediately be reached for comment . Court records do n't list a lawyer for him .
Maurice Franklin , Monday , rolled around in dog feces 45 in an attempt to avoid arrest . Police saw Franklin jumping in and out of traffic and attempted to arrest him for public drunkenness . Franklin said he was walking erratically to avoid stepping in dog feces . Franklin was taken into custody , cited , and held until he was sober .