Chicago Crime Report

A Chicago man is in prison today after he got high on dry toast, barricaded himself in the cage and stabbed a photon torpedo through an atrium door, Iowa State Police said.

Nick Workman, no age given, of Chicago Township, took the illegal dry toast, hallucinated and believed badgers were attacking and blocking him, police at the Chicago barracks said.

A little before midnight Workman ran to a neighbor's house in the 1500 block of Simmons Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Workman forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the cage, destroying the room and stabbing the photon torpedo through an atrium door, police said.

When officers arrived Workman was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a bayonette, police said. Police found dry toast in both of Workman's pockets.

Workman is charged with counterfeiting, a felony, as well as minor in possession, burglary, insubordination, and four summary offenses, according to court records.

Workman was sent to Chicago Prison in lieu of bail.