Tattoo Artist Inks Shit On His Cheating Girlfriends Back

Tattoo artist, Ryan L. Fitzjerald was hit with a $100,000 lawsuit last week by his ex-girlfriend Rossie Brovent.

Brovent claims that her boyfriend was supposed to tattoo a scene from Narnia on her back but instead tattooed an image of a pile of excrement with flies buzzing around it.

Apparently Ryan found out that she had cheated with a long-time friend of his and this was his way of getting even.

Originally Rossie tried to have Ryan charged with assault but it turns out this crafty tattoo artist got her to sign a consent form prior to the tattoo and it said that the design was ‘at the artists discretion’, she claims; “he tricked her by drinking a bottle of cheap wine with me and doing tequila shots before I signed it and got the tattoo”. “Actually I was passed out for most of the time, and woke up to this horrible image on my back.”


Very Weird News: Tattoo Artist Facing Civil Lawsuit

Pee-Powered Video Games?

Reading in the john is about to get some competition as a favorite bathroom activity now that there's a new way to play video games.

A British company, Captive Media, has designed video games installed at bathroom urinals that men control with their stream of pee.

Men relieving their bladders can aim at different sensors in the urinal to control the outcome of the game.

There are three games to choose from: a skiing simulation, a trivia quiz with multiple choices, and a knock-down-the-penguins shooting gallery.

The average trip to the little boy's room lasts 55 seconds in Britain, giving just enough time for a short advertisement before and after a round of the video game.

The console was tested in Cambridge before being released at a London pub. The makers will open the floodgates to other bars and clubs in the next few months.

Captive Media tout it as the first "hands free" game, although Sega already introduced pee-powered games called "Toylets" in Japanese loos earlier this year.


Huffington Post: Urine-powered Video Game: Men Play Creative Media At Bar Urinals

Drunk Man Honks & Yells At Cops At Crime Scene

An unhappy, drunk driver was taken to jail for OWI after he decided to continuously honk at police and then confront them while they blocked traffic on Broadway during a shooting investigation early Saturday morning.

Around 3 a.m., officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were still at the scene of a shooting at Broadway Joe’s and had the 2500 block of Broadway blocked to traffic during the investigation.

At that time, Jason Spurgeon, 25, who lives just a block away from where the investigation was going on, was headed south on Broadway when he approached the police block in his Ford SUV.

Unhappy that police were blocking the road, he laid on the horn of his SUV for at least a full 5 seconds.

After he was done honking at police, he got out of his SUV and started yelling at the officers about being in his way.

According to a FWPD police report, it was obvious Spurgeon was under the influence by the way he was walking and yelling. Police said he was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, he was difficult to understand and he even smelled like alcohol.

On top of that, officers found during the investigation that Spurgeon was driving with a suspended license.

A breath test conducted at the scene showed Spurgeon had a blood alcohol level of .16, twice the legal limit. He was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated; endangering a person, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, driving while suspended and failure to comply with law enforcement.

Spurgeon plead guilty to all four charges in Allen Superior Court Monday and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 15.


Wane: Drunk man honks at cops at crime scene

Wild Turkey Crashes Through Eat'n Park Restaurant Window On Thanksgiving

A wild turkey apparently flew into an Eat'n Park restaurant on, of all days, Thanksgiving.

The 15-pound turkey was found among a pile of shattered glass on the carpet near some booth tables around 3 p.m.

Nobody was inside the restaurant on Frankstown Road, which was closed for the holiday.

Penn Hills police Officer Bernard Sestili responded when the building's alarm went off. He said the turkey flew into the window and was not thrown.

"Probably was roosted in one of the trees in this wooded area back here, got up this morning and went for his morning flight and flew into the window," Sestili said. "Fighting back, on Thanksgiving. How ironic."


WTAE: Wild Turkey Crashes Into Eat'n Park On Thanksgiving

7 In Ohio Charged With Hate Crimes In Amish Hair Attacks

Members of the Amish community in three states have been frightened by recent hair-cutting attacks in Ohio, making fearful calls to authorities and arming themselves with pepper spray and shotguns, a sheriff said.

Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Amish in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana were concerned about the attacks that led federal authorities on Wednesday to raid the compound of a breakaway Amish group and charge seven men, including group leader Sam Mullet, with hate crimes.

“We’ve received hundreds and hundreds of calls from people living in fear,” he said. “They are buying Mace, some are sitting with shotguns, getting locks on their doors because of Sam Mullet.”

The sheriff added, “Sam Mullet is evil.”

A daughter-in-law and former brother-in-law told federal investigators Mullet allowed the beatings of those who disobeyed him, made some members sleep in a chicken coop and had sexual relations with married women to “cleanse them.”

Several members of the group outside Bergholtz in eastern Ohio carried out the attacks in September, October and November by forcibly cutting the beards and hair of Amish men and women and then taking photos of them, authorities said.

The Amish believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry. One victim told the FBI he would rather have been “beaten black and blue than to suffer the disfigurement and humiliation of having his hair removed,” according to court papers.

Mullet told The Associated Press in October that he didn’t order hair-cutting but didn’t stop his sons and others from carrying it out. He said the goal was to send a message to other Amish that they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they were treating Mullet and his community.

“They changed the rulings of our church here, and they’re trying to force their way down our throat, make us do like they want us to do, and we’re not going to do that,” Mullet said.

U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said Wednesday that religious differences should be a matter of theological debate, not disputes “resolved by late night visits to people’s homes with weapons and violent attacks.” He said he did not know how often hate crimes involve intradenominational disputes.

Those arrested include Mullet; his sons Johnny, Lester and Daniel; Levi Miller; Eli Miller; and Emanuel Schrock. The charges carry a penalty of up 10 years in prison.

The men appeared in U.S. District Court in Youngstown on Wednesday afternoon, and Magistrate Judge George Limbert ordered them detained by the U.S. Marshals Service pending hearings next week.

Attorneys for Johnny and Lester Mullet and Levi and Eli Miller said they could not comment Wednesday on the details of the case. Messages seeking comment were left for attorneys representing Daniel Mullet and Emanuel Schrock.

Lawyer Andy Hyde, who represents Sam Mullet in the state case, said Mullet would contest the federal charges but said he didn’t know if he would represent Mullet in federal court.


Washington Post: 7 in Ohio charged with hate crimes in Amish hair attacks; sheriff says concerns in 3 states

Typo Leads To Election Of Wrong Candidate

You wouldn't think a one-letter typo would make a huge difference, but in an election it apparently does.

In Derby, James J. Butler received 1,526 votes in the race for the Board of Apportionment and Taxation Nov. 8. In fact, he got more votes than anyone else running for election to the 10-member board.

The problem? James J. Butler wasn't running, but his father, James R. Butler, who campaigned for the position. But because of a typo on the ballot, it's the younger Butler who was officially elected to the office.

The Democratic Town Committee nominated James R. Butler, and its members are now trying to figure out what to do, with the Dec. 3 swearing-in ceremony quickly approaching.

"I was the one they nominated. My son wants nothing to do with this," James R. Butler told the Connecticut Post Tuesday. The older Butler noticed the error on the ballot when he voted, the paper reported.

To add to the confusion, both father and son live on Prindle Avenue, and both share the same birthday.

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State's Office, which oversees elections in Connecticut, said no one in the office has ever heard of an error like this ever happening. But Av Harris said the voters elected James J. Butler, and it will be up to the Democratic Town Committee to sort out the problem.

The town has a couple of options, including swearing in James J. Butler, then having him resign, and Democrats could appoint his father to replace him. The other would be to not swear in anyone, and allow the position to remain vacant.

The Democratic Town Committee executive committee will meet Friday to figure out what to do, according to the Connecticut Post.


MSNBC: Typo leads to election of wrong candidate

Assistant Principal Arrested On Drug Charges

The assistant principal of a Fort Wayne, Indiana Community middle school is being held on $10,000 bond Tuesday, after being arrested on drug charges.

41-year old Shadwaynn Curry is known as Shadwaynn White in her role as assistant principal at Memorial Park Middle School.

She's being held on $10,000 bond Tuesday on two felony drug counts -- dealing marijuana and possession of cocaine, as well as a class A misdemeanor of possession of paraphernalia.

Fort Wayne narcotics detectives had been working with the Illinois State Police in investigating White's husband, 33-year-old Derek Curry, who was also arrested last night in Illinois. He's charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

When officers went to the couple's Millennium Crossing home, they say they found multiple pounds of pot, drug paraphernalia, a large digital scale, cocaine, cash and a loaded gun.

Krista Stockman, Fort Wayne Community Schools Public Information Officer, says White is on paid administrative leave pending the results of the charges.

“She's been suspended with pay, which is our typical procedure with an administrator. She is under contract, and so she is on leave and will remain on leave until this situation is finalized.”

Stockman says White has no completed discipline on file with FWCS. She also says there is no reason to believe, at this time, that White had involved Memorial Park Middle School or involved any students from the school.

“At this point, there's no reason to believe that there was any connection with the school or with students. This appears to be completely outside, in the community.”

White started with FWCS as a substitute in 1993. She became Memorial Park Middle School’s assistant principal in 2006.


INC NOW: FWCS Assistant Principal Arrested On Drug Charges

Man Asks For Police Help, Gets Arrested

A man who asked police for help in getting a little gas to his car ended up in handcuffs after Covington police said he was in possession of stolen license plates and had narcotics inside.

Covington police said at about 3 a.m. Thursday, 35-year-old Eric Carter contacted the Covington Police Department and told officers that he had run out of gas and needed police assistance.

When officers arrived at the corner of Collins Boulevard and West 33rd Avenue, they found Carter’s vehicle parked and officers called a wrecker to bring him some gas.

However, when the officer gave the license plate to the radio operator, she said the plate was stolen.

When police searched the 2003 Grey Lincoln Navigator, they found a second license plate, which was also reported stolen and a small bottle of hydrocodone pills.

Officer ran Carter’s information and said they found an active fugitive warrant with the Hammond Police Department.

Carter was arrested on charges of stolen items, a fugitive warrant in Hammond and possession of a schedule III narcotic.

He was booked in the St. Tammany Parish Jail.


WDSU: Man Asks For Police Help, Gets Arrested

Dancing Girl Webcam Fail

Rally Car Fail

Transgender Woman Arrested For Injecting "Fix A Flat" Into A Patient's Ass

A Miami Gardens transgender woman is facing charges of practicing medicine without a license after police say she injected a patient's rear with everything but the kitchen sink in an illegal cosmetic surgery procedure.

Oneal Ron Morris, 30, was arrested Friday after an investigation by Miami Gardens Police and the Florida Department of Health.

According to police, the victim saw Morris in May and was injected in her buttocks with a substance consisting of cement, "Fix a Flat," mineral oil and super glue.

The amateur incision was then sealed with super glue, police said. The victim was later hospitalized with a serious medical condition as a result of the injections.

Morris, who police say is a man but appears to look like a woman and sports an apparently enhanced rear herself in arrest photos, was being held on $7,500 bond. it was unknown whether she has an attorney.

Police believe there may be other victims of Morris who may be afraid to come forward. They said the victims haven't done anything illegal and shouldn't be afraid to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami Gardens Police at 305-474-1420.


NBC Miami: Arrest Made For Bad Butt Injections

Man Wearing "I'm A Drunk Shirt" Arrested For DWI

A 22-year-old Long Island man wearing a shirt saying he's a drunk was charged with DWI early today after he plowed into a cop who was on drunk driving patrol, authorities said.

A mug shot taken after his arrest by Suffolk County cops shows Kevin Daly, 22, of Coram, wearing a black T-shirt that read: "I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings."

Daly was driving a 2000 Saturn on County Road 83 when he attempted to turn east onto Route 25A and struck an officer’s vehicle at 1:45 a.m., police said.

The officer is assigned to the Suffolk County Police Department’s SAFE-T (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) Section.

The cop was treated for minor injuries at Stony Brook University Medical Center, police said.

The officer's identity was not made public.

Daly, who was not injured, was charged with DWI and slapped with multiple traffic summonses.

He is slated to be arraigned later today in Central Islip.


New York Post: LI man wearing 'I'm a drunk' shirt arrested for DWI

Trampoline Jump Epic Fail

Justin Bieber Is Not The Father - Mariah Yeater Drops Paternity Suit

The 20-year-old California woman who claimed that Justin Bieber was her child's father dropped her paternity lawsuit against the teen sensation, TMZ reported Wednesday.

Mariah Yeater claimed she had sex with the star backstage at one of his concerts in Los Angeles when she was 19 and requested that Bieber, now 17, take a paternity test.

The lawsuit was quietly dropped last week, and Yeater's lawyers have withdrawn from the case, according to the report.

Bieber has denied the allegations and was reportedly prepared to take a paternity test to prove he is not the baby's father.

Yeater initially filed the suit earlier this month. The 20-year-old woman was on food stamps when she acquired front row tickets to Bieber's Los Angeles concert last year. She said she was later plucked from the crowd by security to meet the singer backstage.

Bieber, however, claims he never met the woman.

Yeater has been unemployed since March 15, 2011 and over the last 12 months, claimed an average paycheck of $125. She also gets $500 a month in public assistance.

She claimed the birth of her baby, born July 6, cost $25,000.

Yeater originally told an ex-boyfriend that he, and not Bieber, was the father of her baby, the New York Post reported earlier this month.

She could face serious legal ramifications for the claims against Bieber, experts say.

"If Ms.Yeater is making up these allegations and Justin Bieber is able to prove that in court by winning the case that she has filed, she may be liable for malicious prosecution under California law,” explained entertainment defamation attorney, Mitchell Langberg of Brownstein/Hyatt/Farber/Scheck LLP. “If that happens, she and her lawyers could be responsible to pay Bieber's attorneys' fees and other damages, but not for harm to his reputation.

"A libel or slander suit can almost never be based upon what someone says in a complaint. In fact, if he sues her for defamation, under California law he might end up being responsible to pay her attorney's fees. On the other hand, if she is making these same allegations directly to the press and Bieber can prove that they are false and that she knew it, he may have a valid defamation claim."


Fox News: Woman Who Accused Justin Bieber of Fathering Her Baby Drops Paternity Suit Against Singer

Toilet Paper Fail

Parents Leave Baby In Pizza Shop Parking Lot

A 6-month-old girl was returned to her parents Sunday night after being found strapped into an infant car seat in a parking lot space at a Roanoke shopping center.

Roanoke Sgt. Jeriahme Miller said police do not plan to file criminal charges against the infant's father, who had inadvertently forgotten to put the child into his vehicle after picking up a pizza.

Miller said police were called to the strip center at 1224 North Highway 377 at 5:12 p.m. Sunday after an off-duty Northlake officer, who had been eating at one of the restaurants there, walked outside and saw a child infant seat in the parking lot with a 6-month-old girl strapped inside.

The officer retrieved the child and called authorities, Miller said.

He said the child's father was picking up a pizza at Dominos and had mistakenly left the child in the parking lot when loading up his other children.

"He had multiple kids and forgot one in the parking lot," Miller said.

Miller said the father picked up other family members -- who had apparently been shopping nearby -- and returned to the family's Roanoke home when he realized his baby daughter was missing.

"They called the pizza place to see if they left the kid in the lobby," Miller said.

He said the baby girl, after being checked out by paramedics, was taken to the police station.

He said police and Child Protective Service investigators interviewed the family before releasing the girl to the parents.

“They did their interviews last night and felt comfortable releasing her back to the family," Miller said.

Miller offered a suggestion for parents in similar circumstances: "When you get in the car, do a head count."


Star-Telegram: Baby left in car seat in parking lot in Roanoke

Eyewitness Story Fail - Coon Skin Man Tells All

WTF!?!? What the hell are you talking about?

Katy Perry Epic Flute Fail

Man Attempts To Jump Over Speeding Motorcycle - FAIL

Family Dog Eats $1,000 Cash - Owner Forces Pooch To Throw Up Money

A St. Augustine couple said their dog Tuity, a Labrador Retriever, chow, bulldog mix, ate $1,000 in cash.

"I just think this is hilarious," the dog's owner Christy Lawrenson said.

Lawrenson laughs about it now, but two weeks ago, she was out $1,000.

"My husband and I are trying to pay off my car, and so every time we save $1,000, we just take it to the bank and we just put it in the account, so we have no checks," she said.

She withdrew the money, paper clipped it together and left it in an envelope on the counter. Lawrenson and her husband went to work, but when her husband came home on his lunch break, the envelope was gone.

When he looked in the living room, he saw pieces of one-hundred dollar bills scattered across the floor. The rest, including the paper clip, was in Tuity's stomach.

Lawrenson's husband poured peroxide down Tuity's throat before she came home on her lunch break.

"I took the money from the vomit and put it in a bag and saved it for him because I didn't want to puzzle it back together. It was still not real to me even though I had dug through vomit all afternoon," Lawrenson said.

They pieced the money back together and took it to the bank.

"My mother-in-law and our best friend were here and we were speechless. But they just laughed the whole evening and they helped us retrieve $900," Lawrenson said.

Tuity managed to eat too many serial numbers on the last one-hundred dollar bill. The couple sent it to the Department of Treasury with a letter explaining what happened in hopes of being reimbursed for the rest.

"I didn't really see that one coming, and I guarantee we'll keep money away from now on," Lawrenson said.


WJXT: Family dog eats $1,000 in cash

Dumb Blonde Escalator Fail

DUI Suspect Accidentally Sets Car On Fire

Louisville, KY Police said a drunken driving suspect accidentally set her car on fire during a traffic stop.

According to arrest records, an officer saw a car driven by 20-year-old Becca Voss weaving between lanes on Cardinal Boulevard around 2:53 a.m. Thursday.

Police said Voss was also driving at 41 mph in a 25 mph zone.

When the officer stopped Voss, she had red, glassy eyes and seemed disoriented, according to arrest records.

Police said Voss dropped a cigarette in the car's door, igniting papers in the door.
Voss failed several field sobriety tests, police said, and her blood-alcohol level was 0.207 percent.

The legal limit for driving in Kentucky is 0.08 percent.
Voss was also in possession of her sister's identification, according to arrest records.

Voss is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.


WLKY: Police: DUI Suspect Accidentally Sets Car On Fire

Epic Driving Fail

Voter In Cuyahoga County Claims He Was Bitten On The Nose By Poll Worker

A voter in Cuyahoga County claims he was bitten in the nose by an Election Day rover.

The alleged physical assault happened at the polling location outside Gloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran Church on Memphis Avenue in Cleveland Tuesday afternoon.

The victim, Greg Flanagan, went to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. He called News Channel 5 as he was leaving the hospital to go home. It was not immediately clear if Flanagan got the opportunity to vote.

Flanagan said the incident started when he saw a man arguing with a woman about signs she had outside the polling location. The man was claiming the woman's signs were too close, and Flanagan said the situation was combative. He said he stepped in to try to help the woman.

According to the police report, Flanagan said, "Measure the distance if you are concerned, and don't be an ass."

The poll worker then asked, "What did you say?"

"Don't be an ass," Flanagan replied, as stated in the report.

"This is when the named suspect grabbed the victim around the neck, head butted him in between the eyes, then pulled his head close to him and tried to bite his nose off. Victim believes more happened, but could not remember," the report said.

Police have not made an arrest yet.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections confirmed that something did happen, but did not provide specifics.


NewsNet5: Voter in Cuyahoga County says he was bitten on the nose by poll worker

Chinese Old-Folks Choir Sing Lady Gaga's Bad Romance

Angry Wife Threatens To Blow Up Planes

A woman is accused of calling the port authority police and threatening to blow up planes because she was upset her husband worked nights, according to a report from the Lee County Port Authority Police.

According to the report, Soraya Evette Billinge called the port authority police from her cell phone and stated she did not want her husband working late at night because she did not like being home alone.

While speaking with the dispatcher, Billinge became upset the police wouldn't assist her with her husband's schedule, she said, "Okay I blow up, I blow up ten planes," then hung up, reports said.

When she spoke with a sergeant, Billinge denied making the bomb threat, reports said.

"It's shocking to me to hear that," said neighbor Boswell Grant. "I didn't know what to think."

Billinge's husband took her to the Port Authority Police offices and she said she did call the police, but that she was only advising them of the 2006 incident in the United Kingdom in reference to bombs, reports said.

Billinge was arrested and charged with threat to bomb, false report bomb, arson, weapon mass destruction public property.


ABC 7: Police: Angry wife threatens to blow up planes

Man Picks A Fight With His Grandmother's 15-Year-Old Dog

A Hopewell Township man was jailed briefly on Sunday after being arraigned on charged that he tried to pick a fight with his grandmother's 15-year-old dog.

Hopewell police charged Nicholas James Wooddell, 21, whose address is listed as 2026 Circle Drive, with cruelty to animals, a summary offense, and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, after he visited the home of his grandmother on Oct. 10.

Wooddell's grandmother, Jane Klacik, told police that Wooddell showed up at her Marion Street home and pounded on the door. Once inside, Klacik told police, Wooddell punched her dog, who was lying on the floor, and left.

Klacik also said Wooddell had been staying with her recently but had been told to leave. He had also been asked not to return to the home of his great-grandmother on Circle Drive.

Wooddell was arrested this weekend and jailed after his arraignment Sunday morning. He was released later Sunday after posting a $1,000 bond.


Beaver County Times: Police: Man punched dog

Banana Fire

Fire is baaaad! Kids... don't play with matches!

Police Suspect Fail

Cameraman Fitness Ball Fail

Cleaning Lady Scrubs Away Part Of Artwork

A cleaning woman at a German museum who mistook a valuable sculpture for an unsightly mess has destroyed a major part of the artwork.

Officials in Dortmund say an installation valued at almost £690,000 was badly damaged when the overzealous cleaner scrubbed away a patina intended to look like a dried rain puddle.

Spokeswoman Dagmar Papajewski said Martin Kippenberger's When It Starts Dripping From The Ceiling is still on show at the Ostwall Museum, despite the damage.

Ms Papajewski said cleaning personnel have been instructed to stay at least 20cm (8") away from the artwork.

It was therefore not clear why the patina had fallen victim to the woman's scrubbing brush.

The work by Kippenberger, a German artist who died in 1997, was on loan to the museum from a private collection.

The late contemporary master had created a tower of wooden slats under which a rubber trough was placed with a thin beige layer of paint representing dried rainwater.

Taking it for an actual stain, the cleaner scrubbed the surface until it gleamed. "It is now impossible to return it to its original state," a spokesman said.


Sky News: Cleaner scrubs away artwork

Justin Bieber Sued for Paternity by Woman Who Claims Her 3-Month-Old Baby is His

Mariah Yeater, a 20-year-old California woman claims to have taken 17-year-old Justin Bieber's virginity and given birth to his baby.

Yeater filed a paternity suit against the popstar yesterday, alleging she had sex with Bieber backstage at one of his concerts, and is requesting a paternity test to "scientifically confirm" that he is the father.

According to court papers obtained by RadarOnline, Yeater alleges that she was approached by a security guard after a concert and asked to come back stage. She claims she and Justin moved to an area where they could be alone, at which time his "personality drastically changed."

Yeater claims Justin then, "began touching me and repeatedly said he wanted to f**k the sh*t out of me. At the time I asked him to put a condom on for protection, but he insisted that he did not want to ... Justin Bieber then quickly took off my clothes and we had sex. He was on top of me and with my legs around him."

The 20-year-old who gave birth to her son, Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater in July, also says in the lawsuit that the sexual encounter only lasted 30 seconds and at that time it was clear to her that Bieber was embarrassed and did not want to exchange phone numbers.

Reps for Bieber told TMZ they hadn't seen the lawsuit but denies Yeater's allegation. Meanwhile, Justin commented on the lawsuit by tweeting:

"so Im going to ignore the rumors...and focus on what is real. an opportunity to help by doing what i love. Judge me on the music! Love yall!"


Huffington Post: Mariah Yeater: Justin Bieber's Alleged Baby-Mama

Woman Takes Naked Photos of Herself Inside Dead Horse Carcass

WARNING: This story contains photos and material that are extremely graphic and may be disturbing.



After caring for a 32-year-old horse in declining health, Elizabeth Herrick and her boyfriend Joshua Washburn put it down with a single gunshot from a large calibre rifle.

What they did next has sparked "extreme emotional reactions," and even death threats.

"People are shocked ... horrified. It's extremely shocking," Washington County Sgt. Dave Thompson told The Huffington Post.

Once the couple shot and gutted the horse, 21-year-old Elizabeth took off her clothing, climbed inside the carcass and took photos. After posting them online, the couple was met with an avalanche of criticism that lead to a police investigation for animal cruelty.

As well as photos of Elizabeth inside the horse's body, there are many others, one of which appears to depict the couple posing with the animal's heart.

The couple's explanation for the photos -- and later eating the animal? According to authorities at the department, the pair wanted to feel "one with the horse" and nature.


"This is definitely number one on the oddity list," Thompson said. "It's like nothing I've ever seen before."

According to the incident report obtained by The Huffington Post, detectives ruled no charges would be filed against the pair since nothing they did is technically illegal in the state of Oregon.

"The fact that this woman crawled into the horse between killing and eating does not constitute a crime," Thompson said.

"If they had killed the horse just for the purpose of taking the photographs, then we would have had a case for animal cruelty," he added

Elizabeth's mother told KOIN that since the incident, they have received death threats and "hostile contact" from people countrywide, accusing Herrick of everything from Satan worship to perversion.

According to Thompson, both Joshua and Elizabeth have currently left the state temporarily. While there are strict U.S. laws against desecration of human bodies, actions with animal bodies have little to no regulation.


Huffington Post: Elizabeth Herrick, Oregon Woman, Took Nude Photos Inside Horse Carcass