Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Louis Murphy may have enjoyed a college teammate’s wedding a bit too much this past weekend in Palm Beach…
Murphy, 29, was not charged with any crime..but he woke up early Saturday morning and found himself locked in the Flagler Museum, where the night before he had reveled as a guest at his former college teammate’s wedding.
Murphy told police that he had been drinking, went to the museum’s courtyard and fell asleep on the stairs. “When he woke up, everyone was gone, and the doors were locked,” the report states.
Murphy told police he “got nervous and broke the glass on one of the doors in order to unlock it,” then called a friend, who called 911. Police arrived at 1:12 a.m., and then the museum’s facilities manager arrived and estimated the damage to the window at $1,000. The two parties agreed to “work out the repair costs amongst themselves,” according to the report.
“With no one around, my only option was to break a small glass pane of the door in order to access a phone and call for help. I dialed the police and explained that I needed assistance. It’s unfortunate that I needed to break the glass, but the police officers on the scene and museum staff acknowledged that I didn’t have many other options. I’m working with the museum to ensure everything is properly handled.”
No word by Murphy on whether or not any of the exhibits came to life after hours…
