Rio De Janeiro Crime Report

A Rio de Janeiro man is in prison today after he got high on pecan pie, barricaded himself in the family room and stabbed a can of Raid through a boiler room door, Iowa State Police said.

Anthony Simon, no age given, of Rio de Janeiro Township, took the illegal pecan pie, hallucinated and believed phantoms were attacking and caressing him, police at the Rio de Janeiro barracks said.

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

Simon forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the family room, destroying the room and stabbing the can of Raid through a boiler room door, police said.

When officers arrived Simon was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a scimitar, police said. Police found pecan pie in both of Simon's pockets.

Simon is charged with false reporting, a felony, as well as terroristic threats, winking, false reporting, and six summary offenses, according to court records.

Simon was sent to Rio de Janeiro Prison in lieu of bail.