Man With AK-47 Blocks Road, Screams About 'Lizard People'

PARKLAND, WA - Heavily armed and hallucinating about dragons and "lizard people," state and Pierce County deputies encountered a man suspected to be "heavily" under the influence of stimulants along Pacific Avenue Sunday night. The 54-year-old man apparently told police he had snorted methamphetamine and was taking morphine.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. Saturday along Pacific Avenue just north of SR 512. Someone saw the man's Jeep Cherokee parked in the middle of the road and called 911 to report it as suspicious. By the time state patrol and Pierce County deputies arrived, the man was out of the vehicle waving around a pistol and the AK-47.

Police surrounded him at gunpoint and ordered him to get on the ground, which he did. But when police went to handcuff him, he began struggling and screaming. Police shocked him with a Taser.

Once in custody, the man began describing how President Donald Trump had called him at home to warn that "lizard people" were on the way. Also, something called the "alpha dragon" had taken his family hostage.

Paramedics took the man to a local hospital for evaluation where he will remain for the next two weeks.

Inside the Jeep, police found plenty of weaponry: the AK47, a Ruger .357, AK47 ammo, and a wooden bat. The man also had close to 200 rounds in the car. Police took custody of the weapons.

Image via Pierce County Sheriff