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HANNIBAL, MO. -- Hannibal police officers were involved in a bizarre arrest over the weekend.31 year-old Phillip Smashey is charged with burglary, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest.
Police got a report from someone who heard gunshots.
As officers approached Smashey, he ran.
A few minutes later, police got another report from a resident at Schwartz Manor that Smashey allegedly entered her apartment and ordered her to leave because police were chasing him.
She went to a neighbors and called police.
As officers arrived, a resident said Smashey jumped from a second-story window and fled.
Officers eventually found Smashey on Lemon Street.
As they were taking him into custody, officers said Smashey put methamphetamine into his mouth and swallowed it.
