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Man With Dead Weasel Accused of Assault
Associated Press
June 09, 2011
HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man was carrying a dead weasel when he burst into an apartment and assaulted a man in Washington state.
The victim asked, “Why are you carrying a weasel?” Police said the attacker answered, “It’s not a weasel, it’s a marten,” then punched him in the nose and fled.
The attacker was apparently looking for his girlfriend and had gone to her former boyfriend’s apartment Monday where the victim was a guest.
KXRO reports he left the carcass behind.
Police later found the 33-year-old Hoquiam man arguing with his girlfriend at another location and arrested him after a fight.
He said he had found the marten dead near Hoquiam, but police don’t know why he carried it with him.
A marten is a member of the weasel family.
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skanea1
almost 2 years ago
958 Comments
Just give it a shot with the Spice weasel. BAM! (Its a Futurama thing)
CPD82
almost 2 years ago
466 Comments
WHAT A WHACK JOB! lets see him try to weasel his way out of this one!
DonnaLynn
almost 2 years ago
9342 Comments
It's 4 a.m. and I'm extra tired and sleepy and this made me LOL. sajimtreacy - that is funny!
sajimtreacy
almost 2 years ago
494 Comments
Thank God th victim didn't call it a ferret--they guy likely would've killed him. Having grown up in rural Washington State, we take our animal recognition seriously--LOL!!
Whalewatcher
almost 2 years ago
9792 Comments
Idiot .....
DALLASCRANE
almost 2 years ago
19386 Comments
A few cards short of a deck. What a piece of work.
FloEW
almost 2 years ago
1048 Comments
??????
OlympicJoy
almost 2 years ago
374 Comments
Ridiculous.
headbrer
almost 2 years ago
5040 Comments
Weird!
XHOMILT
almost 2 years ago
128 Comments
Wow....Slow news day?
Anonymous
almost 2 years ago
Some guys bring flowers while others bring dinner. Pan fried marten is tasty!
leathergurl05
almost 2 years ago
124 Comments
LMAO!!! Okay then........ Well I'll be sure to remember the difference between a weasel and a marten so I don't get punched out. Hopefully his girlfriend takes this at face value and gets the hell out of THAT relationship! Wow....
Fredder
almost 2 years ago
190 Comments
This sounds like a Monty Python sketch.
Collegecop_WA
almost 2 years ago
2380 Comments
Folks, this is Washington remember? Nothing these people do surprises me anymore =P
Elite1grey
almost 2 years ago
1090 Comments
Assalt with a deadley opps dead weasel