Quito Crime Report

A Quito man is in prison today after he got high on prune pudding, barricaded himself in the pool room and stabbed a lead pipe through an attic door, North Carolina State Police said.

Del Jude, no age given, of Quito Township, took the illegal prune pudding, hallucinated and believed squirrels were attacking and cuddling him, police at the Quito barracks said.

A little before midnight Jude ran to a neighbor's house in the 1400 block of Holland Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Jude forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the pool room, destroying the room and stabbing the lead pipe through an attic door, police said.

When officers arrived Jude was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a bullwhip, police said. Police found prune pudding in both of Jude's pockets.

Jude is charged with indecent exposure, a felony, as well as abuse of authority, slander, contempt of court, and nine summary offenses, according to court records.

Jude was sent to Quito Prison in lieu of bail.