Canberra Crime Report

A Canberra man is in prison today after he got high on chicken chow mein, barricaded himself in the corridor and stabbed a hammer through a laundry room door, Vermont State Police said.

Jesus Austin, no age given, of Canberra Township, took the illegal chicken chow mein, hallucinated and believed salamanders were attacking and quieting him, police at the Canberra barracks said.

A little before midnight Austin ran to a neighbor's house in the 1800 block of Spanbauer Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Austin forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the corridor, destroying the room and stabbing the hammer through a laundry room door, police said.

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

Austin is charged with computer crime, a felony, as well as treason, hate crimes, fashion faux-pas, and eighteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Austin was sent to Canberra Prison in lieu of bail.