Arvada Crime Report

An Arvada man is in prison today after he got high on moo goo gai pan, barricaded himself in the corridor and stabbed a potato masher through a hall door, Nebraska State Police said.

Xavier Schmoe, no age given, of Arvada Township, took the illegal moo goo gai pan, hallucinated and believed otters were attacking and challenging him, police at the Arvada barracks said.

A little before midnight Schmoe ran to a neighbor's house in the 2400 block of Hartford Drive, claiming he was being chased, police said.

Schmoe forced his way into the house and barricaded himself in the corridor, destroying the room and stabbing the potato masher through a hall door, police said.

When officers arrived Schmoe was uncooperative and had to be subdued with a hand grenade, police said. Police found moo goo gai pan in both of Schmoe's pockets.

Schmoe is charged with embezzlement, a felony, as well as domestic violence, smoking, murder, and fifteen summary offenses, according to court records.

Schmoe was sent to Arvada Prison in lieu of bail.