Man shot in hand with Rice Krispies; assailant nabbed
Mug shot for Timothy Glass Jr., 29. (Eureka Police Department)
FOX NEWS - California cops have arrested a man in connection with a “cereal” crime.
Eureka cops responded to a report of shots fired Wednesday afternoon and found a man who had been struck in the hand with a shotgun shell filled with Rice Krispies, KRCR-TV reports. The weapon turned out to be a flare gun.
Police said they were told the assailant was Timothy Glass Jr., 29, of Eureka, and that he had fled the scene on a bicycle.
The victim was taken to the hospital.
Shortly after, detectives said they detained Glass at a homeless encampment.
“Glass resisted apprehension causing minor injury to a detective,” police said in press release.
Police contacted the victim who positively identified Glass as the shooter.