In today's weird news...
A man was so desperate to sneak into Spain he decided to disguise himself as a car seat.The 20-year-old immigrant from Guinea pulled apart the passenger seat cushioning and slid behind the metal caging while one of his co-smugglers sat on top of him.While the trio was recognized by police for their creative and innovative efforts, the two Moroccan men were arrested for smuggling and the young immigrant was detained, brought before a judge and then kicked out of the country. (NBC)
A Florida man was arrested after leading police on a drunken chase … on a horse.Police in Bunnell said they received a call about an apparently intoxicated man on horseback seen riding through town. Police caught up with him on some railroad tracks, where a southbound train had to be stopped. The man, 29-year-old Charles Cowart, told officers he was headed to his grandmother's house and refused to get off the horse. He galloped off and police chased him for more than a half-hour before he was finally apprehended. Cowart was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, aggravated fleeing and eluding, cruelty to animals and interference with a railroad track. (CBS/AP)
A drunk driver in Florida tried to get out of an arrest by claiming that he his car was swerving because there was a man-eating squirrel in his shirt. Warren Michael was pulled over by cops who noticed his car driving erratically. He then handed over a live squirrel, which he claimed was trying to eat him. Cops aren't sure why the furry rodent was in his shirt, and they didn't care. What they did care about was the smell of alcohol on his breath and his inability to pass a sobriety test. He was arrested and taken to jail. His car and his squirrel were handed over to his girlfriend. (News 4 Jacksonville)
