Locked-In Janitor Spends Weekend In Courthouse

Think you had a boring weekend? Talk to Harold Jones. The 32-year-old janitor spent two and a half days without food, water or access to a bathroom after he was accidentally locked in a secure room at a New York courthouse.

Jones was mopping the floor in a meeting room in Poughkeepsie, New York when the door swung shut, locking him in.

To make matters worse, he had left his cell phone in his coat, which was in another room.

Jones banged on the door, but no one heard him until the following Monday morning, when a county employee found him in the room.

Even though he was stuck for nearly 60 hours, Jones said he was so upset by his ordeal that he couldn't eat even after he got out.

Relatives drove around looking for him, but didn't realize he was stuck inside the building.

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