Laredo Crime Report

A Laredo man is in prison today after he got high on prime rib, barricaded himself in the foyer and stabbed a bow and arrows through a patio door, Arizona State Police said.

Edwin Merton, no age given, of Laredo Township, took the illegal prime rib, hallucinated and believed ring-tailed lemurs were attacking and soothing him, police at the Laredo barracks said.

A little before midnight Merton ran to a neighbor's house in the 400 block of Perry Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Merton forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the foyer, destroying the room and stabbing the bow and arrows through a patio door, police said.

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

Merton is charged with kidnapping, a felony, as well as running a bingo game, aiding and abetting, DWAI, and five summary offenses, according to court records.

Merton was sent to Laredo Prison in lieu of bail.