Driver dressed as 'Tin Man' arrested, troopers say

A Cortland man accused of drunken driving Sunday said he had just left a Chittenango business where he was hired to play a character from "The Wizard of Oz," according to state police.

Troopers were called to a residence on Perryville Road in the Town of Sullivan after getting a report of an intoxicated male on private property. Nicholas Sherman, 31, of Cortland, was taken into custody.

According to the Sullivan homeowner, Sherman drove to the residence with another man and was asked to leave, troopers said.

Sherman told troopers he had just left a business, where he had been hired to play a "Wizard of Oz" character; his face was made up to resemble the "Tin Man" character.

Troopers say Sherman's blood alcohol content was 0.19 percent, which is more than twice the legal limit. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of aggravated driving while intoxicated, then scheduled to appear in Sullivan Town Court.

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