HAYWARD, Calif. - A man who spent five hours naked and stuck in the chimney of his stepmother's home was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, police said.

Police say Michael Urbano, 23, locked himself out of the house early Saturday morning and decided to get in on a cable TV wire through the chimney.

But the wire broke and Urbano fell, getting stuck about three-quarters of the way down. He was freed when a firefighter pushed him to safety.

"We get him up, and he's naked as a jaybird," said Hayward police Lt. Gary Branson. "He tells us he took his clothes off because there would be less friction going down the chute. We did find his clothes. So that part checked out."

Authorities were called about 6:15 a.m. Saturday. A neighbor heard "faint, distressing" calls since about 2:30 a.m. and decided to call police.

Police say it probably wasn't a comfortable few hours for Urbano.

"He's not fat," Branson said, "but he used to play football. He's not that little."
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Wow, that is some idiot.

less friction? dang...I bet he has some scrapes in places he'd rather not think about....

Yeah, and I'd rather not think about it eighther I hope the chimney wasn't cleaned for 10 years, so when he came out, he looked like he'd been burned over the fire. That'd be funny if their was a fire in the chimney. This way, he'll remember to take a damn key with him

Lol thats so funny. I would have lit a fire to see what happens but thats just me. Just hope Santa doesnt get the same idea to take his clothes off because of the friction. Imagine a nakie Santa stuck in your chimney

This is not the first time that I heard about people getting stuck in chimneys though lol.

In an earlier case, a woman who was locked out and didn't have the house key, got stuck trying to get into her house through a chimney. She too got rid of her clothing beleiving it would help her slide down. The pain of getting stuck and unable to move for long long hours and the whole embarrassment of being saved from such a situation....man, it would SUCK!

For crying out loud why don't these people just break a window? Good grief! Get naked so there's no friction, break the window and crawl in to safety. People like this should have their breathing privileges revoked for 1/2 an hour. At least.

*sigh*

lol. hes going down and the cable snaps "OMG THE CABLES GONE!!!!!!"

help me!!!