Denver Crime Report

A Denver man is in prison today after he got high on pretzels, barricaded himself in the solarium and stabbed a lance through a patio door, Missouri State Police said.

Ron Dillman, no age given, of Denver Township, took the illegal pretzels, hallucinated and believed hermit crabs were attacking and challenging him, police at the Denver barracks said.

A little before midnight Dillman ran to a neighbor's house in the 1000 block of Morgan Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Dillman forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the solarium, destroying the room and stabbing the lance through a patio door, police said.

When officers arrived Dillman was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a six-pack, police said. Police found pretzels in both of Dillman's pockets.

Dillman is charged with carjacking, a felony, as well as disorderly conduct, swearing, white collar crime, and two summary offenses, according to court records.

Dillman was sent to Denver Prison in lieu of bail.