Topeka Crime Report

A Topeka man is in prison today after he got high on squash blossom soup, barricaded himself in the den and stabbed a mosquito net through a closet door, Virginia State Police said.

James Seaman, no age given, of Topeka Township, took the illegal squash blossom soup, hallucinated and believed owls were attacking and apologizing to him, police at the Topeka barracks said.

A little before midnight Seaman ran to a neighbor's house in the 2500 block of Frank Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Seaman forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the den, destroying the room and stabbing the mosquito net through a closet door, police said.

When officers arrived Seaman was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a pom-pom, police said. Police found squash blossom soup in both of Seaman's pockets.

Seaman is charged with fashion faux-pas, a felony, as well as spitting, cheating, credit card fraud, and thirteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Seaman was sent to Topeka Prison in lieu of bail.