For a tiny town — fewer than 3000 souls call it home -– Kiln, Mississippi has had its share of national headlines.
First there was local boy Brett Favre making good (before making not so good). Then there was its ordeal with Hurricane Katrina. And now there is the case of the camel that would not comply.
Local rag The Sea Coast Echo has all of the harried details:
Major Bobby Underwood of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday his department first began getting complaints about the camel on Dec. 4.
According to Underwood, Nedra Lewis of Waveland was driving through Kiln when she noticed the camel outside the fence at Berdine’s residence.
Lewis told police that she pulled into the driveway hoping to notify the owners that the camel was on the lam, but the camel attacked her red Nissan, Underwood said.
Startled and trapped in her car, Lewis called police, Underwood said.
Underwood went on to report that after the camel refused to comply with his orders he tasered him. In reference to the situation Underwood also had the following to say:
“In my 42 years in law enforcement, I’ve never had to deal with a camel problem,” he said. “I’ve been told the camel is really gentle. I don’t know what got him fired up. We are going to continue to monitor the situation.”
No word yet if Underwood will face any disciplinary action for smoking a camel while on duty.
Source: The Sea Coast Echo
