A Florida man who allegedly stole a car, killed a dog -- and possibly chickens -- and chased a man with an ax was found naked in a chicken coop Tuesday, police said.
John Mehne, 25, of Sarasota, Fla., was arrested after New York State Police responded to a call about an Audi, parked facing the wrong direction, on Interstate 81.
Investigators discovered the vehicle was reported stolen in Sarasota. Mehne had allegedly been driving the Audi when he crashed it into a guardrail. He then tried to hop on the back of a van, failed, then jumped onto the back of a pickup truck before that driver pulled over, allowing Mehne to flee into the woods, police said in a news release.
A search by the state police and the Broome County Sheriff's Office ensued and, later that day, state police received a call from a man who "came home from work and found Mehne in his chicken coop."
Mehne, when asked what he was doing, allegedly said he was "killing the chickens." State police said Mehne chased the man with an ax and rode off after stealing an ATV, which he later abandoned.
Soon after, authorities said they received another call about a naked man in another chicken coop -- which is where Mehne was arrested.
Authorities later learned that Mehne allegedly broke into a home in the area and killed a family dog.
Florida man steals car, kills dog, chases man with ax, found naked in chicken coop: police
A man who allegedly stole a car, killed a dog and possibly chickens, chased a man with an ax and was also found naked in a chicken coop, has been charged, according to police.
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