Exploding squirrel

Arrest follows squirrelly story | Local News | pnj.com

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Scott Haines said Jeremiah Harrold Hatcher, who was inside his house on Hickory Shores Boulevard, was approached by an FHP officer about a hit-and-run off Catawba Drive behind Hatcher's house.

But police say Hatcher would not respond or answer the door.

Just as the trooper approached the house, an electrical transformer blew out, an explosion caused by a squirrel, which was electrocuted. The trooper thought it was a gunshot and called in the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's SWAT team, Haines said.

Negotiators were not able to make phone contact with Hatcher, so the SWAT team entered through the front door, which had been left open. Hatcher was taken into custody without incident and transported to Santa Rosa County Jail. His bond was set at $900.

Silly little squirrel explodes and the big brave officers all piss in their pants. Hate to see what they would do in a real emergency.

Oh, and do you know why you put duck tape on a squirrel? So they don't explode when you fuck 'em.