The Turd Arrested!!!

WNWA wrestler confesses to vandalizing Braddock County church with feces
July 24, 2007 11:34 PM EDT

A suspect responsible for allegedly vandalizing a string of Braddock County churches was taken into custody Tuesday.

Braddock Sheriff Fenton Washburn said 42-year-old Oliver Jonathan Blair III, who wrestles as The Turd in the WNWA, confessed to breaking in to five Braddock County churches in recent weeks, burglarizing them, and defacating in some of the churches and then smearing his excrement on walls and floors.

Two Sundays ago, ministers at Trinity Baptist Church in Braddock County said, he broke into their building and vandalized it with feces.

"Well, it looks like he went down the hall with a broom handle," said Minister John Miller. "You know, just splattered it. That's what it looked like."

But what Blair didn't realize, until he looked up, was that his actions were being recorded by church surveillance cameras.

"We got him on tape," Miller said.

The tape even shows Blair making his getaway, just minutes before deputies were alerted to the break-in by an alarm. Tuesday, the tape lead to Blair's arrest.

Washburn said Blair admitted to breaking into the churches, taking money and credit cards, but he wouldn't talk about the excrement.

"The only reason he gave me for doing that was he was so upset he couldn't control his bowels," said Deputy Russell Perry.

Braddock Sheriff's Department investigators were able to track down Blair using the serveillance video from Trinity Baptist Church. Investigators noticed The Turd costume he was wearing, and traced him to the OIL TV Studios where he works. They said he took his clothes off when he realized the churches had video surveillance.

"God will deal with him," Miller said. "He'll get his due. There's no doubt about that."
Leaders at Trinity Baptist Church said their faith tells them they must forgive Blair. That, they said, is the Christian thing to do.

Blair was charged with four counts each of burglary of a church, malicious mischief, vandalism, and credit card fraud.