Athens Crime Report

An Athens man is in prison today after he got high on fried eggs, barricaded himself in the pantry and stabbed a soldering iron through a den door, Tennessee State Police said.

Casey Lippman, no age given, of Athens Township, took the illegal fried eggs, hallucinated and believed parrots were attacking and pushing him, police at the Athens barracks said.

A little before midnight Lippman ran to a neighbor's house in the 600 block of Tuttle Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Lippman forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the pantry, destroying the room and stabbing the soldering iron through a den door, police said.

When officers arrived Lippman was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a pillow, police said. Police found fried eggs in both of Lippman's pockets.

Lippman is charged with malicious mischief, a felony, as well as cheating, identity theft, assault on a public servant, and seven summary offenses, according to court records.

Lippman was sent to Athens Prison in lieu of bail.