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They were charged Wednesday after authorities said that he damaged a student's backpack and belongings by spilling his urine on them.

Court records show 55-year-old Paul Fisher was charged with first-degree property damage.

A student reported the incident after studying at, uh, Macalester's, uh, Olin Rice Science Center.

She told authorities that she left her table for about six minutes and returned to find urine on her backpack.

... suspected Fisher was responsible because he was the only person nearby at the time.

During the investigation, St. Paul Police learned Macalester Public Safety had investigated several reports involving urine found around campus.

Between November of 2024 and December 2025, the science center received six reports, including urine found in trash cans, water bottles, and inside professors' decorations.

Authorities interviewed Fisher, who said that he had been a professor at the college for 25 years.

He told police he'd developed a habit during the last one and a half to two years of urinating in a cup and disposing of it in trash cans and laboratory sinks on campus.

Fisher then told authorities that he was emptying a container of urine into a trash can near his office-

The student submitted receipts showing her backpack and the damaged items inside.

Fisher resigned while the college's investigation was underway, according to a criminal complaint.

They were charged Wednesday after authorities said that he damaged a student's backpack and belongings by spilling his urine on them.

Court records show 55-year-old Paul Fisher was charged with first-degree property damage.

A student reported the incident after studying at, uh, Macalester's, uh, Olin Rice Science Center.

She told authorities that she left her table for about six minutes and returned to find urine on her backpack.

... suspected Fisher was responsible because he was the only person nearby at the time.

During the investigation, St. Paul Police learned Macalester Public Safety had investigated several reports involving urine found around campus.

Between November of 2024 and December 2025, the science center received six reports, including urine found in trash cans, water bottles, and inside professors' decorations.

Authorities interviewed Fisher, who said that he had been a professor at the college for 25 years.

He told police he'd developed a habit during the last one and a half to two years of urinating in a cup and disposing of it in trash cans and laboratory sinks on campus.

Fisher then told authorities that he was emptying a container of urine into a trash can near his office-

The student submitted receipts showing her backpack and the damaged items inside.

Fisher resigned while the college's investigation was underway, according to a criminal complaint.
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