Employees at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, Oregon were shell shocked when a man broke inside the museum and smashed the glass window to adorn a World War II military uniform on display. Gerald Joseph Lahey then assaulted two employees by punching and biting them on Monday.
McMinnville police have booked transient Lahey into the Yamhill County Jail on two counts of fourth-degree assault and one count each of first-degree criminal mischief, second-degree burglary, third-degree robbery and resisting arrest.
Lahey has been sent to a jail infirmary due to mental health concerns. A bail of $30,000 is set for Lahey. It was his second run-in with the law in less than 24 hours.
According to AP reports, museum spokeswoman Nicole Wahlberg also blames Lahey for getting into one of the museum's airplanes, setting a fire alarm and breaking a television set to the floor.
Prior to the museum incident, Lahey was indulged into a car accident after which he was uncooperative with law enforcement at the scene. He is also not suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. When taken to the hospital, Lahey refused medical treatment but did undergo a mental evaluation.


















