The Case Of The Missing Courthouse Water Cooler

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 5, 2008 4:55PM

When a water cooler on the 15th floor of the downtown federal courthouse disappeared, the workers did what anyone else would do in that kind of situation: call the U.S. Marshal Service. In the ensuing investigation, the Marshals examined surveillance footage and discovered that three men (Russell Kozbiel, 41, of Elkhorn. Wis.; Greg Ingersoll, 40, of Elkhorn, Wis.; and his brother, Jeffrey, 42, of Lake Geneva, Wis) who were doing contract work in the building were responsible for the hydrate heist, taking the water cooler and two jugs of water, valued at $150, to their workstation on the 29th floor. The men were charged with the misdemeanor "stealing or purloining government property."