Drunk Man Flees Police On Stolen Lawnmower

[matcom]

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Bad idea: fleeing from police in a stolen car. Terrible idea: fleeing in a stolen lawnmower.

But that's what police say a "happy drunk" did, a decision that landed the suspect in prison for violating his parole.

Police responding to a tip about a stolen riding lawnmower spotted a man driving across a cornfield near Springfield.

"I happened to be driving south when the call went out, and lo and behold, off to the west there was this man bouncing through the cornfield with his ponytail flopping in the breeze," said Kurt Taraba, a police officer in the suburb of Southern View.

Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Jim Tapscott said authorities set up a perimeter while he and another deputy drove into the field to talk to the lawnmower driver. They identified themselves and told him to stop, but he allegedly tried to drive off.

"I thought, 'You're on a riding mower, and we're in a car,"' Tapscott said with a laugh. "He was only going four or five miles per hour, so I got out and jogged alongside him."

The driver finally stopped when police threatened to stun him with a Taser.

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[Jamastiene]

1. In my hometown, that's known as borrowing yer

neighbor's tractor for a while. :evilgrin:

Sounds like that guy has a story he can tell over and over again. I wish I could get that drunk. :rofl: