Man with cloth penis tried to eat toilet paper in unsuccessful attempt to foil breathalyzer test

After being arrested for drunk driving, a man wearing only a trench coat and “a piece of cloth that looked like a penis” attempted to eat toilet paper in a bid to foil a breathalyzer test, Iowa police report.



Police pulled over Ross McDonald, 39, after they spotted him driving the wrong way down Market Street in Conesville at around 3:07am on Sunday. According to a criminal complaint, McDonald was “extremely confused” and could not tell officers “what bar he was coming from.”



McDonald, who claimed to have consumed two drinks, had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and unsteady balance, officers noted. He also appeared to be dressed in a “flasher” costume: “Def was only wearing a trench coat and a piece of cloth that looked like a penis.” Upon arrival at the police precinct, McDonald “attempted to eat toilet paper, thinking it would mess with” the breathalyzer.



McDonald had initially refused the breath test, but “changed his mind after attempting to eat the toilet paper.” Despite McDonald’s cunning plan, his blood alcohol content was measured at .165, twice the legal limit. McDonald was arrested and charged with third-offence drunken driving, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison. He was released from jail after posting $5,000 bond.