This Florida man got arrested after using cow manure as a weapon, police say

Things got messy at a Pasco County dairy last week.

Florida laborer Jose Francisco Ramirez-Callejas was arrested last Wednesday afternoon after getting into a fight with another person at Spoto’s Palm River Dairy in Crystal Springs.

According to a police report from the Pasco County Sherlff’s Office, two men were fighting at the establishment when “the defendant willfully and intentionally threw cow manure into [a] bucket and dumped it over the victim’s head.”

The deputy observed the manure, often used as a fertilizer, splattered on both the individual’s forehead and leg, the complaint said.

Ramirez-Callejas, 47, was arrested on a battery charge and was later released on $2,000 bond. The men’s relationship is unclear.

Madeleine Marr

Miami Herald

Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.