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John Edmonds of Mansfield, Ohio.

(Photo courtesy of Mansfield Police Department)

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- A Ohio man suspected of breaking into a restaurant overnight became stuck in a ventilation duct, triggered a fire alarm and had to be rescued by emergency responders, police said.

A subcontractor arrived at the Bob Evans in Mansfield as the alarm was sounding early Tuesday and spotted the suspect's legs dangling from the ventilation system above the stove,

reported.

Police allege the 5-foot-7, 155-pound man had climbed onto the roof and tried entering through the vent system but got stuck. Firefighters threw him a rope to secure around his wrists and pulled him back up through the ventilation shaft.

John Edmonds, 47, of Mansfield, is charged with breaking and entering and having criminal tools. Court records listed no attorney for him Wednesday.