Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon

[August 08, 2008]  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit -- one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.

The man picked up the barbecue pit and returned the favor and hit the woman in the head with it, police reported. The woman then told police that she picked up the barbecue pit and hit the back window of the man's car with it.

Police admit that the whole situation was confusing, but after medics treated the man and the woman, they were handcuffed, read their rights and taken to jail.

The man was booked on a charge of aggravated battery and the woman was booked with aggravated battery and simple criminal damage to property valued less than $500.

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Information from: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, http://www.thetowntalk.com/

[Associated Press]

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