Man Attempts to Leap Over Pool, Breaks Both Uncles

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Man Attempts to Leap Over Pool, Breaks Both Uncles
Phoenix, AZ
A man attempting to jump over a swimming pool ended in tragedy yesterday.
The assailant, Walker Hicks, age 28, described the event in his own words:
"I saw that the pool couldn't have been more than 8 feet wide. I knew I could jump more than that if I built up enough speed."

"On my approach, the distance seemed much longer. I may have had too much to drink."

"I saw my uncles swimming there. I thought I could use the heads of my uncles as giant lilypads. I saw it in a movie once, or was it a video game?"

Walker was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment in an aquatic environment. He faces 1 year in federal prison, followed by 2 years of community service cleaning swimming pools.