WATERTOWN â A local man who espouses his flat Earth beliefs was escorted out of Monday nightâs City Council meeting by city police and arrested after he caused a disruption when he refused to stop talking about the theory.
During the meetingâs privilege of floor, Donnie Lee Barrigar, 37, of 134 Union St., was warned three times that he would be arrested if he continued to talk about a topic that isnât about city business.
Council members recessed the meeting twice while police officers tried to convince Mr. Barrigar to obey Mayor Jeffrey M. Smithâs instructions to direct his comments to an issue about the city, but he refused.