PITTSBURGH _ The 36-year-old Tennessee man who tossed a dead catfish on the ice during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday hid the fish carcass in his shorts to smuggle it into the arena, according to Pittsburgh police.
Jacob Waddell, of Nolensville, Tenn., "obtained" the catfish in Tennessee and vacuum-sealed it, according to a criminal complaint.
He then hid the fish in his compression shorts when he entered PPG Paints Arena. Once inside, he went to a restroom, pulled the fish out, and then wrapped it in a free T-shirt and towel he'd received earlier until he could throw the fish onto the ice.
Waddell is charged with disorderly conduct, possessing an instrument of crime and disrupting a meeting.
He confessed to his actions when he was detained after tossing the fish, according to the complaint.
