In a bizarre incident in Oregon, Jacob John Daniels, 47, was arrested after he allegedly waved a massive bong resembling a semi-automatic rifle and threatened bystanders in a grocery store parking lot. The Eugene Police responded heavily, deploying officers, drones, and an armored vehicle, advising locals to shelter in place. After confronting Daniels, who initially complied, officers had to use sponge rounds to subdue him when he approached the bong again. Once detained, he confessed that his actions were an attempt to garner attention.
The object he was carrying turned out to be a bong in the shape of a semi-auto rifle, police said, according to KEZI 9 News.
At one point, he sat on a curb and was cooperative, putting the object down, but then he refused commands to move away from it, Eugene police said.
Officers deployed 40mm less lethal when he got up and started walking toward the object, police and reports said.
After he was in custody, Daniels told investigators that he staged the stunt to get attention.
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