Person calls 911 on ‘deranged’ man hugging pillow in cold; turns out to be cardboard cutout
(Meredith) – Police in Minnesota were called to check on the welfare of a man hugging a pillow in the cold, but it turned out to be a cardboard cutout of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
“Those cardboard cutouts sure can look real from a distance,” the Jordan Police Department said in a Facebook post.
According to the department, the caller dialed 911 on Thursday to report the “man” who had been standing motionless outside in freezing temperatures without wearing a coat.
“The caller certainly was not wanting to get too close thinking, ‘Who is this deranged person standing outside in the cold hugging a pillow?'” the department said. “Always better to call police.”
When Lindell heard about the hilarious call, he shared an article about it on Twitter with a laughing emoji.
Lindell is a Minnesota native and My Pillow is headquartered in Chaska, about 15 miles north of Jordan.