Thursday, December 01, 2011

Accused arsonist tells police he's a sex toy engineer

A man arrested by Oklahoma City police on an arson complaint after a fire at a laundry business boasted his feet were “certified weapons” and claimed a long list of occupations, including mixed martial artist and sex toy designer. Thomas Ackerman, 24, was arrested Nov. 18 on an arson complaint after a woman who showed up to close the 66 Laundry, 3634 NW 39, found him inside the burning business. Firefighters told police Ackerman apparently started the fire about 11:30 p.m.

A woman who came to lock the business about 11 p.m. reportedly found Ackerman inside. He told her he was finishing his laundry. The woman said she would return in 15 minutes, according to a police report. The woman said she lit a cigarette for Ackerman before leaving. When she returned, the door was locked and the building was on fire.



The woman's husband, who was working across the street, unlocked the door and found Ackerman in the back of the business, the report stated. The man said he attempted to get Ackerman to leave, but he refused. The man then went outside and waited for firefighters to arrive. When police arrived, Ackerman said he wanted to be put in leg shackles for their safety because his feet “were certified weapons in Nevada.”

He also claimed to hold seven college degrees and said he worked as an architectural engineer, truck driver, mixed martial artist, travelling disc jockey, phlebotomist, stuntman and sex toy engineer. Ackerman said he worked on the three most recent “Spider-Man” movies and used his engineering expertise to design the Green Goblin's hoverboard. Ackerman is being held in the Oklahoma County jail.

1 comment:

Barbwire said...

He's probably mentally ill. My grandson, who is about 5'5" and 115 pounds, is mentally ill, and keeps insisting that his hands are registered weapons.