Manhattan Crime Report

A Manhattan man is in prison today after he got high on Hamburger Helper, barricaded himself in the workshop and stabbed a lead pipe through a game room door, Oklahoma State Police said.

Lawrence Baird, no age given, of Manhattan Township, took the illegal Hamburger Helper, hallucinated and believed sheep were attacking and controlling him, police at the Manhattan barracks said.

A little before midnight Baird ran to a neighbor's house in the 2300 block of Garland Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Baird forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the workshop, destroying the room and stabbing the lead pipe through a game room door, police said.

When officers arrived Baird was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a dart gun, police said. Police found Hamburger Helper in both of Baird's pockets.

Baird is charged with extortion, a felony, as well as fabrication of evidence, racketeering, amphetamine distribution, and fifteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Baird was sent to Manhattan Prison in lieu of bail.