Hialeah Crime Report

A Hialeah man is in prison today after he got high on chicken chow mein, barricaded himself in the closet and stabbed a carbine through a study door, Iowa State Police said.

Morrie Potts, no age given, of Hialeah Township, took the illegal chicken chow mein, hallucinated and believed puppies were attacking and examining him, police at the Hialeah barracks said.

A little before midnight Potts ran to a neighbor's house in the 2200 block of James Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Potts forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the closet, destroying the room and stabbing the carbine through a study door, police said.

When officers arrived Potts was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a pistol, police said. Police found chicken chow mein in both of Potts's pockets.

Potts is charged with probation violation, a felony, as well as murder, evidence tampering, disorderly conduct, and five summary offenses, according to court records.

Potts was sent to Hialeah Prison in lieu of bail.