(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-12 08:54

SLIDELL, La. -- Frosty got flattened, and a man wound up in the cooler. Authorities say Lance Word, 18, tackled and popped an inflatable snowman decoration on a lawn Saturday in this suburban New Orleans community.

Police arrested Word and booked him with simple criminal damage to property. He posted bond and was released from jail.

Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz said the blowup decorations, which came onto the holiday market in recent years, have been targets in the past.

"A lot of people seem to like to pop them, although that the boy tackled it ... that's something new," he said.

Foltz said Word was apologetic. The decoration cost $120, he said.