Will Greenlee 

April 6, 2010 at 10:11 a.m. , updated April 6, 2010 at 1:08 p.m.

Charles Sunser 

PORT ST. LUCIE — A firefighter in Riviera Beach was arrested after activating the fire alarm at a lounge while drunk in February at a supervisor’s birthday celebration, according to recently-released records.

Charles Robert Sunser, 31, was arrested Saturday on a misdemeanor making false report charge following the early February incident at The Element lounge in the 2000 block of Northwest Courtyard Circle, records show.

“I did something stupid, I’m very drunk and didn’t mean to cause trouble,” Sunser is quoted as saying in a Port St. Lucie police report. “We are here for my boss’s birthday, I’m sorry.”

Sunser, of Palm Beach Gardens, told police he works in Riviera Beach for “their” fire department. He said he and some co-workers came to the lounge for a supervisor’s birthday celebration. He said he “got really drunk and made a mistake.”

A phone message left Tuesday morning with the Riviera Beach Fire Department wasn’t immediately returned.

Two Element employees saw Sunser activate the fire alarm at the front door, according to the report. 

A man identified as Element’s owner told police he wished to pursue charges, noting the “malicious nature” of the incident and the lost revenue caused by the “disruption and evacuation.”

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