Tucson Crime Report

A Tucson man is in prison today after he got high on chocolate-covered ants, barricaded himself in the dining room and stabbed a sword through a basement door, Iowa State Police said.

Royce Prince, no age given, of Tucson Township, took the illegal chocolate-covered ants, hallucinated and believed sloths were attacking and shrinking him, police at the Tucson barracks said.

A little before midnight Prince ran to a neighbor's house in the 1600 block of Tannenbaum Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Prince forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the dining room, destroying the room and stabbing the sword through a basement door, police said.

When officers arrived Prince was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a pillow, police said. Police found chocolate-covered ants in both of Prince's pockets.

Prince is charged with conspiracy, a felony, as well as putting the thumb to the nose, contempt of court, disorderly conduct, and six summary offenses, according to court records.

Prince was sent to Tucson Prison in lieu of bail.