Scottsdale Crime Report

A Scottsdale man is in prison today after he got high on squash blossom soup, barricaded himself in the salon and stabbed a flashlight through a front porch door, South Carolina State Police said.

Fritz Scoville, no age given, of Scottsdale Township, took the illegal squash blossom soup, hallucinated and believed ravens were attacking and aggravating him, police at the Scottsdale barracks said.

A little before midnight Scoville ran to a neighbor's house in the 500 block of Martin Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Scoville forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the salon, destroying the room and stabbing the flashlight through a front porch door, police said.

When officers arrived Scoville was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a carbine, police said. Police found squash blossom soup in both of Scoville's pockets.

Scoville is charged with assault and battery, a felony, as well as lewd conduct, DUI, disturbing the peace, and eighteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Scoville was sent to Scottsdale Prison in lieu of bail.