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Man claims ghost planted meth inside his home

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WEST MONROE, La. – A man felt he had a good excuse for how drugs ended up inside his home... if he was a character in a Ghostbusters movie!

Police in West Monroe, La. responded to the home of Michael Auttonberry this week after he claimed in a 911 call that he had been stabbed in the head by an axe.

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When police arrived, they found Auttonberry, 59, had not been stabbed and there was no one else inside the home, TheSmokingGun reports.

Instead, police found a brown bag containing 1 gram of methamphetamine in plain view on Auttonberry's night stand.

Auttonberry claimed a ghost had placed the meth in the home, and another gram of meth that was found on him.

Auttonberry was arrested and charged with felony narcotics possession and a criminal mischief count.


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