Man with fish hook embedded in buttocks fired gun to attract police attention

A man told a police officer he fired gunshots after getting a fish hook embedded in his buttocks, say Frederick County Police. When an officer who was responding to a noise complaint knocked on Charles Akin Rempe's door, Rempe walked towards him "in a suspicious manner with his hand by his side," according to police.

He opened the door and told the officer he had been hiding in the closet for hours and had a fish hook embedded in his buttocks. Rempe said he was glad the officer arrived because he had fired several gunshots inside the apartment to attract the police.



The officer was concerned for his own safety and placed Rempe in handcuffs until other authorities arrived. Authorities say they found evidence of multiple gunshots fired inside the apartment and one round had gone through a side window, lodging in the brick wall of an adjacent building.

No one was injured by the gunfire. A loaded .45 calibre semi-automatic pistol was found inside the apartment. Rempe was taken to the hospital for an emergency evaluation. Criminal charges are pending.