Emily Havens

ehavens@thespectrum.com

A man was arrested at Dixie State University’s Nisson Tower dorms Saturday after allegedly being found wearing nothing but a black garbage bag around his waist.

Elvis Wade Adley, 36, of Hurricane, is charged with lewdness, burglary, criminal mischief, theft and intoxication. Adley is being held in Purgatory Correctional Facility, facing a $7,260 bail.

According to the probable cause statement filed in the case, St. George Police Department officer Jace Hutchings responded to DSU’s dorms, located at 974 E. 100 S., at 9 p.m.

Hutchings wrote in the report that he made contact with Adley, and he was allegedly wearing a garbage bag that was "only covering his penis and buttocks."

Adley allegedly told the officer he "wasn’t in his right state of mind," according to the statement.

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The Adley was "fidgety" and "appeared to be suffering the effects of methamphetamine," Hutchings wrote in the statement.

After Adley was detained, Hutchings spoke with three witnesses on the scene. According to the probable cause, witness Trevor Jenkins told the officer he observed Adley exit building B and walked across the campus “butt naked.”

Additionally, Britni Kolibar a second witness, told Hutchings she was informed by a third witness that Adley was allegedly trying to break into a DSU dorm, according to the report. The officer wrote in the statement that Kolibar walked to Shiloh Hall and told the officer she saw Adley allegedly trying to break into the boiler room with a screwdriver.

She told Hutchings she saw him leave with what appeared to be trash bags, according to the statement.

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The third witness, Forrest Gee, also told Hutchings he observed Adley successfully break into the Shiloh Hall storage room and remove garbage bags from the inside, Hutchings wrote.

According to the report, Hutchings observed pry marks on the doors Adley was allegedly trying to gain entry to, and he estimated the damages sustained to both doors to be $50.

Adley allegedly smoked methamphetamine two days prior to his arrest, Hutchings wrote in the report, and he also didn’t sleep or eat for two days.

Adley told police he attempted to break into the rooms using a screwdriver, according to the statement, and he allegedly told the officer he blamed his actions on the side effects he was suffering from methamphetamine.

Court records indicate Adley has been charged with several misdemeanor offenses this year, including criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, assault and drug offenses.



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