Crime & Safety
Weird News: Missing Leg, Toilet Arson
Here is a recap of some of the oddest news stories from Georgia and the rest of the nation.
A jogger in Watkinsville, GA came across an unsettling discovery on July 23; a prosthetic leg belonging to a small child.
Watkinsville Police Chief Lee O'Dillon told The Athens Banner-Herald that he believed the leg was lost from a moving vehicle, as it showed skid marks, a possible result of sliding across the roadway.
Additionally, that speculation on why the leg was discarded is running rampant.
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Fortunately, , who it is assumed threw the leg from a moving car.
Kentuckian James Crittenden is no stranger to law enforcement. On July 25, he was arrested for allegedly huffing Reddi-wip inside a convenience store. Crittenden claimed that the US Constitution granted him the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of huffiness.
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This interesting character wasn't done vexing Kentucky authorities, however. On Saturday morning, our "hero" walked into a gas station in Lousville, and went to the little boy's room.
According to the Courier-Journal, workers soon accosted the commode arsonist, but Crittenden calmly and logically pointed out that it was a matter of religion that he be allowed to set toilets on fire.
Apparently, this exceptionally reasoned argument did not sway authorites, and he was arrested for first-degree arson and terroristic threatening. Shockingly, Crittenden was also booked for public intoxication.
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