Santa Clara Crime Report

A Santa Clara man is in prison today after he got high on candy, barricaded himself in the laundry room and stabbed a slingshot through a pantry door, Indiana State Police said.

Gunther Berkowitz, no age given, of Santa Clara Township, took the illegal candy, hallucinated and believed oxen were attacking and mocking him, police at the Santa Clara barracks said.

A little before midnight Berkowitz ran to a neighbor's house in the 400 block of Bean Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Berkowitz forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the laundry room, destroying the room and stabbing the slingshot through a pantry door, police said.

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

Berkowitz is charged with arson, a felony, as well as child abuse, winking, robbery, and eight summary offenses, according to court records.

Berkowitz was sent to Santa Clara Prison in lieu of bail.