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Senior prank goes incredibily wrong.
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Granger students in custody Photos courtesy of Salt Lake County Police Department
What seemed to be a simple and harmless senior prank turned out to be a Class B Misdemeanor! It has been a rumor for years that Granger is housing an emergency elevator. This was proven to be true when several seniors were arrested with charges from a simple senior prank. The seniors loaded seven cows onto the loading dock right outside Granger’s cafeteria. They then mysteriously forced these seven cows, one by one, into the emergency elevator and placed them on the second floor of the school. After jamming the elevator, they fled school property,
leaving the poor seven cows to roam the second floor because cows cannot descend stairs. The student’s names, responsible for the incident, were released last Saturday from the West Valley City police department. These students include David Waterbury, Russell Owens, Nancy Vonsengkeo, Richard Yorgason and Niina Malufau. This so called simple senior prank violated several security regulations. However, several Granger students have said that the situation was blown out of proportion. Homeland security was one department who intervened into the situation. A bill snuck its way into congress about cows and the safety of children. The bill states that people must be at least twenty feet from any specified cow unless they qualify to receive
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an authorized license and are at least 21 years of age. Several people have lost their jobs over this cow controversy which started because of a Granger High School senior prank. Wilson Douglas from homeland security stated, “We have never seen a situation like this. It’s sick to be honest. We are containing the situation as much as possible; it is our number one priority on the charts at the moment.” This prank has lead to several charges against these 5 teenagers. Richard Yorgason affirmed after being released from the Salt Lake County jail, “It was just a modest joke. I didn’t think it would lead to such horrible consequences.” Niina Malufau agreed with Yorgason in her statement, “Yes, it was just a modest joke but we did our time for it. Everyone’s reactions were completely absurd!
I didn’t think it would be such a big deal.” Nancy Vonsengkeo and Richard Yorgason had no comment. Vonsengkeo was removed from the office of SBO Publicist, as was Yorgason removed from Seminary counsel. They both have chosen to avoid all publicity. Last Saturday at the court session Yorgason rushed past all reporters, some say in tears. This prank has hit cow industries all over the United States and has been placed as an issue for congress. Russell Owens, who was also involved in the incident, took a lighter perspective of the situation when he confirmed, “My picture is in every newspaper in every city. Who knew I would get so famous because cows can’t go down the stairs.” David Waterbury does not
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regret his actions. He holds true that this was a simple joke. “It was the bomb! No one in history can top this senior prank.” His mother disagrees and was in tears as he left the court rooms last Saturday. Mr. Cox is devastated by this unexpected publicity. “Not only is it bad attention brought to Granger, but we have lost two Student Body Officer’s, a seminary counsel member, a reporter for the paper, and an actor in our drama program. All who hold responsibilities that help this school. Frankly I’m appalled by their behavior” This simple senior prank has swept the nation but has it truly been blown out of proportion? Numerous Granger students believe so, however, your opinion may differ.
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