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Student Forgotten in Jail Cell for 5 Days, Survives on Own Urine [VIDEO]
The Drug Enforcement Agency is apologizing to a university student in California after leaving him in a cell for five days because they forgot about him.
FOX News Radio’s Jessica Rosenthal reports:
Audio clip:
A 24-year-old San Diego engineering student was forgotten about after being left in a DEA holding cell for five days last month. Daniel Chong drank his own urine, at a powdery substance accidentally left in his cell – that turned out to be meth – and ate shards from his own glasses that he broke to write something on his arm.
(Chong) “This is an ‘S’ in pitch black, trying to write ‘Sorry, Mom,’ but I couldn’t even aim, so I gave up on that one.”
He got swept up in a raid at a friend’s house on April 20th. DEA agents arrested nine people, found ecstasy pills and guns. But an agent told Chong that he was to be released, that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
His attorney is filing a claim with the government.
Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News Radio.
WATCH more on Daniel Chong’s story HERE:
Softail
May 2, 2012 at 8:19 pm
If you do the crime expect to do the time!
tom
May 3, 2012 at 12:07 am
He didn't do anything wrong. Did you read the article or do you just repeat right wing rhetoric without context?
Sally
May 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Seriously, how could one human feel no sympathy for this incident? You my friend, are the reason everyone hates America. How about you read the full article, instead of the just the title next time. Close minded, and ignorant people, like yourself really make me mad.
Angela
May 3, 2012 at 2:08 am
Seriously????? Wtf???? Smoking some pot in college warrants being deprived food, water, and medical care along with being locked away and forgotten?? The guy was never even charged with anything….Love my fox news but idiot remarks above is what gives conservative news a bad name
Mike
May 5, 2012 at 12:26 am
So, you're saying that by doing time, you need to go atleast 5 days without food or water? You need to nearly die? If Chong didn't drink his own urine he would've been dead. By doing time, are to also drink our own urine? A crime of ”being in the wrong place at the wrong time?” You disgust me.