Torrance Crime Report

A Torrance man is in prison today after he got high on steak, barricaded himself in the kitchen and stabbed a harpoon through a patio door, Florida State Police said.

Beauford Talley, no age given, of Torrance Township, took the illegal steak, hallucinated and believed giraffes were attacking and investigating him, police at the Torrance barracks said.

A little before midnight Talley ran to a neighbor's house in the 1300 block of Beasley Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Talley forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the kitchen, destroying the room and stabbing the harpoon through a patio door, police said.

When officers arrived Talley was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a knife, police said. Police found steak in both of Talley's pockets.

Talley is charged with running a bingo game, a felony, as well as piracy, carjacking, conspiracy, and eighteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Talley was sent to Torrance Prison in lieu of bail.