San Bernardino Crime Report

A San Bernardino man is in prison today after he got high on pecan pie, barricaded himself in the auditorium and stabbed a Taser through an outhouse door, Texas State Police said.

Craig Palensky, no age given, of San Bernardino Township, took the illegal pecan pie, hallucinated and believed leopards were attacking and screaming at him, police at the San Bernardino barracks said.

A little before midnight Palensky ran to a neighbor's house in the 1200 block of Ferrari Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Palensky forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the auditorium, destroying the room and stabbing the Taser through an outhouse door, police said.

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

Palensky is charged with larceny, a felony, as well as involuntary manslaughter, harassment, cheating, and ten summary offenses, according to court records.

Palensky was sent to San Bernardino Prison in lieu of bail.