Thursday, December 14, 2006

The hampster could not be reached for comment
I predict a law will now be passed requiring a three-day waiting period for anyone wishing to purchase a hampster ball.

Man says roommate attacked him with hamster ball

A Des Moines man has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly attacking a roommate with a hamster ball.

Police were sent to 6500 S.W. Ninth St., about 5 a.m., today. When they arrived they found a shaken Kaleb Johnson, 20, in the hallway of the apartment building still talking on a phone to dispatchers.

He told officers he was sleeping when his roommate attacked him. He said he tried to run but the roommate grabbed a hamster ball and hit him in the head with it. The roommate then took a curtain rod and hit him with it, then bit Johnson on the arm, leaving teeth marks.Johnson said he finally got away and called 911.

Police arrested Chaz Adrian Denham, 19, on a charge of domestic assault with injury. He was taken to the Polk County Jail.Investigators took photographs of the injuries and a damaged curtain rod.

7 comments:

Kelly said...

LOL, the visual is just too funny!

Rick said...

Has anyone called in the pet psychologist to care for the hamster?

And how does a hamster shrink charge for services? Is it per rotation on the hamster wheel?

And when will CBS start filming the documentary? Will it be called "Hamsterung"?

Anonymous said...

But curtain rods will be available for sale as usual, since they are not considered assault weapons, such as toothpicks, nail files, etc.

You know, I'd really like to see someone try to hijack a 747 with a plastic hamster ball. Nowadays the cops can call anything from a Glock 9mm to a pinkie nail an "assault weapon" if they want.

Anonymous said...

DMG!

What's a hamster ball? Was the roommate a hamster, what with the biting and all? What's going on here? I don't get it.

Anonymous said...

DMG!

What's a hamster ball? Was the roommate a hamster, what with the biting and all? What's going on here? I don't get it.

Anonymous said...

DMG!

What's a hamster ball? Was the roommate a hamster, what with the biting and all? What's going on here? I don't get it.

Barb the Evil Genius said...

Maybe we should re-think getting our daughter that hamster for her birthday...