A dead pet skunk at the center of family violence
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For most people, a skunk is an animal you keep at a good distance. But an Arkansas man’s love for his deceased pet skunk caused him to raise quite a stink, one so violent that it led to his arrest.
Scott Tolles Sullivan, 35, accused of assaulting and tying up his mother because he was reportedly mad about the death of his pet skunk, was arrested Saturday in his attic after police shot him with a bean bag, the Associated Press reports:
Sullivan’s mother, 56-year-old Maria Sullivan, called police Wednesday night after freeing herself from duct tape and rope, authorities said. Maria Sullivan told police that her son became upset when he learned that her dog had killed his pet skunk. According to police, Sullivan said her son hit her with a homemade club and tied her up. She says Scott Sullivan also tied up a 14-year-old disabled boy who is under her care. Scott Sullivan was arrested on suspicion of two counts of kidnapping and domestic battery.
-- Tony Barboza