Cleveland Crime Report

A Cleveland man is in prison today after he got high on sweet potatoes, barricaded himself in the foyer and stabbed a shotgun through a guest room door, Utah State Police said.

Demetrius Caldwell, no age given, of Cleveland Township, took the illegal sweet potatoes, hallucinated and believed mules were attacking and relying on him, police at the Cleveland barracks said.

A little before midnight Caldwell ran to a neighbor's house in the 2500 block of Dirkson Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Caldwell forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the foyer, destroying the room and stabbing the shotgun through a guest room door, police said.

When officers arrived Caldwell was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a lifesaver, police said. Police found sweet potatoes in both of Caldwell's pockets.

Caldwell is charged with harassment, a felony, as well as minor in possession, extortion, eavesdropping, and fourteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Caldwell was sent to Cleveland Prison in lieu of bail.