Courthouse Reopens After Lawyer Comes To Court With Bed Bugs Falling Out Of Clothes

An Oklahoma courthouse had to close early Monday due to bed bugs.

Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton said a lawyer came up to a third-floor courtroom with bugs falling out of his clothing.

“Hard to imagine someone doesn’t know, you know that some bed bugs are crawling all over them certainly in abundance,” Sheriff Walton said.

Rogers County Courthouse officials met and decided to close the courthouse at noon until the bed bugs were gone.

“I was told the individual that had them also shook his jacket over the prosecutors files,” Sheriff Walton said.

Mike Clarke, head of security for the Rogers County Courthouse, said the attorney was non-responsive to the situation.

“I don’t even think he cared,” Clarke said.

Exterminators were called to the 90,000 square foot building and worked through the night to get rid of the pests.

Employees and others treated themselves as a precaution.

The courthouse reopened Tuesday morning.

A letter was posted on the door of the courthouse advising anyone who believed they were exposed to treat themselves .

No word on who will pay the bill for the exterminators or what is being done for cases that had to be rescheduled.