--- title: This Naked Woman Trashed an Anchorage Subway description: A 35-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in East Anchorage, Alaska, after destroying a Subway franchise restaurant in the city while naked canonical: https://time.com/4074346/alaska-naked-woman-subway-trashed/ author: Joanna Plucinska article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-15T06:19:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:00.598Z og:title: This Naked Woman Trashed an Anchorage Subway og:description: "She was smearing feces all over stuff." og:url: https://time.com/4074346/alaska-naked-woman-subway-trashed/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Naked Woman Trashed an Anchorage Subway twitter:description: "She was smearing feces all over stuff." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Woman Got Arrested for Taking Off All Her Clothes and Trashing a Subway > Sponsored content. 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Nikki Abrell entered the Subway around 5 p.m. and proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom for two hours, Subway employees told KTUU-TV, a local NBC affiliate. She then emerged from the bathroom stark naked and began [tearing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jhqVrdsCYk) down ceiling tiles, smashing chairs and smearing food all over the restaurant. No one was injured. > [](https://twitter.com/Ch2KTUU/status/654364124965675008) “I thought there was a fire in the restaurant because it looked smoky in there but it turns out she had just set off a fire extinguisher inside,” Tina Anaya, a passerby who drove up to buy a sandwich, told KTUU-TV. “I really didn’t want to get anywhere near her. She was smearing feces all over stuff.” Police have charged the woman with third-degree criminal mischief, harassment and resisting arrest and she is being held at an Anchorage jail, according to the local news channel. Police told KTUU-TV that she appeared to be high on drugs, though this has not been confirmed. \[[_KTUU-TV_](http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/naked-woman-destroys-anchorage-subway-restaurant/35830756)\] ## Transcript Subway has been in the headlines a lot lately, but not for what the sandwich giant wishes it were getting attention for. Jared Fogle, moments after agreeing to plead guilty to child pornography charges. Amid the scandal surrounding Subway's former pitchman, Subway just marked its 50th anniversary. And the world's largest food chain by number of restaurants would much rather we pay attention to that. The very first restaurant was opened right here in Bridgeport Connecticut, in 1965 by a 17 year old with a $ 1, 000 loan. The chain celebrated the anniversary by breaking a Guinness World Record for the Most people making sandwiches simultaneously. They had 1, 481 people making sandwiches. The previous world record was 254 people, but that was theirs too. So they just broke their own record. And as Subway throws back to its humble roots, the company now has more than 44, 000 stores in 110 countries. The company has been seeing declining sales, even as it continues to open more stores. Last year, it lost it's spot as the second largest restaurant chain by sales to Starbucks. Despite recent setbacks, the chain would like to project a more positive message. And now, fifty years later, it's time to celebrate team Subway. 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