Paris Crime Report

A Paris man is in prison today after he got high on roast turkey, barricaded himself in the auditorium and stabbed a wrench through an attic door, New Hampshire State Police said.

Waldo Witherbee, no age given, of Paris Township, took the illegal roast turkey, hallucinated and believed dachshunds were attacking and smacking him, police at the Paris barracks said.

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

Witherbee forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the auditorium, destroying the room and stabbing the wrench through an attic door, police said.

When officers arrived Witherbee was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a spit wad, police said. Police found roast turkey in both of Witherbee's pockets.

Witherbee is charged with voluntary manslaughter, a felony, as well as lewd conduct, tax fraud, false reporting, and two summary offenses, according to court records.

Witherbee was sent to Paris Prison in lieu of bail.