Prague Crime Report

A Prague man is in prison today after he got high on lobster, barricaded himself in the guest room and stabbed a dirk through a pool room door, New Jersey State Police said.

Melvin Borkowski, no age given, of Prague Township, took the illegal lobster, hallucinated and believed hogs were attacking and getting to know him, police at the Prague barracks said.

A little before midnight Borkowski ran to a neighbor's house in the 2300 block of Koch Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Borkowski forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the guest room, destroying the room and stabbing the dirk through a pool room door, police said.

When officers arrived Borkowski was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a blackjack, police said. Police found lobster in both of Borkowski's pockets.

Borkowski is charged with smoking, a felony, as well as voluntary manslaughter, forcible entry, mayhem, and nineteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Borkowski was sent to Prague Prison in lieu of bail.