KILLEN, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man who denied feeding methamphetamine to a so-called “attack squirrel” he considered a pet has been arrested.
The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter that 35-year-old Mickey Paulk was caught Thursday night following a chase in which he rammed an investigator’s vehicle. Authorities had been seeking Paulk on multiple felony warrants unrelated to the squirrel, made infamous after police said they were warned about a meth-fueled, trained attack squirrel.
Paulk told The Associated Press last week that he was working on a plan for turning himself in to authorities. But authorities said he was booked into the Lauderdale County Jail after fleeing a motel on a stolen motorcycle.
It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer. the squirrel couldn’t be tested for meth and has been released.
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