Escondido Crime Report

An Escondido man is in prison today after he got high on falafel, barricaded himself in the foyer and stabbed a dirk through a solarium door, Connecticut State Police said.

Kirby Quinlan, no age given, of Escondido Township, took the illegal falafel, hallucinated and believed dormice were attacking and cuddling him, police at the Escondido barracks said.

A little before midnight Quinlan ran to a neighbor's house in the 1200 block of Plummer Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Quinlan forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the foyer, destroying the room and stabbing the dirk through a solarium door, police said.

When officers arrived Quinlan was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a hatchet, police said. Police found falafel in both of Quinlan's pockets.

Quinlan is charged with treason, a felony, as well as putting the thumb to the nose, embezzlement, minor in possession, and eighteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Quinlan was sent to Escondido Prison in lieu of bail.