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Just say no, folks… 9 Police Officers Required To Arrest Man High On Mushrooms An Oregon man who admitted to being high on mushrooms moments before he swiped a gun from a police officer and fired it and then broke out of handcuffs during an arrest was finally taken down by a total of 9 police officers. via Huffington Post A man who was high on mushrooms entered an Oregon city hall, struggled with officers, grabbed and fired a sergeant’s gun, and broke a pair of handcuffs before he was finally subdued by nine officers, police said. Police in Beaverton, Ore., say they used a stun gun seven times, but it had no effect on 18-year-old Jared Steven Leone, who had been living in Seattle. Leone was high on drugs and hallucinating when he entered City Hall’s police records division and started running in circles at about 5:55 p.m. Friday, officials said. Leone told a clerk he had overdosed on mushrooms, according to police. Detective Sgt. Jim Shumway said when officers approached Leone he “takes a swing” at one of them. Surveillance video shows Leone initially struggling with three officers when he allegedly grabbed Sgt. Robert Davis’ gun and fired. No one was hit by the bullet, which hit a wall. The video shows other officers arriving to try to subdue Leone. Ultimately, it took nine officers to restrain him. This fool was tweekin’ something SERIOUS! And it was all caught on tape for his grandchildren to watch later. Priceless. Continue reading →