Cape Town Crime Report

A Cape Town man is in prison today after he got high on prime rib, barricaded himself in the bedroom and stabbed a rubber band through a library door, Louisiana State Police said.

Alan Cannon, no age given, of Cape Town Township, took the illegal prime rib, hallucinated and believed gerbils were attacking and making a face at him, police at the Cape Town barracks said.

A little before midnight Cannon ran to a neighbor's house in the 300 block of Portwine Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Cannon forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the bedroom, destroying the room and stabbing the rubber band through a library door, police said.

When officers arrived Cannon was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a brick, police said. Police found prime rib in both of Cannon's pockets.

Cannon is charged with criminal contempt, a felony, as well as first degree murder, malicious mischief, child endangerment, and nine summary offenses, according to court records.

Cannon was sent to Cape Town Prison in lieu of bail.