WATCH: Man in leopard-print onesie caught with hamsters in pants after break-ins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A drawstring of break-ins ended pinch Ohio officers relaying “multiple gerbils recovered” complete nan power early Tuesday.

Columbus constabulary recovered a man, later identified arsenic Matthew Pancake, sleeping connected a chair aft a drawstring of break-ins wearing a leopard-print onesie pinch a furry astonishment inside.

Body-worn camera video released by Columbus constabulary done a nationalist records petition shows officers investigating a break-in astatine a Roosters adjacent Hilliard aft a information strategy alerts them.

Video shows officers clearing nan restaurant, seeing surgery solid connected a door, and uncovering humor connected a stone but obscurity else. With nary fishy successful nan area, constabulary retrace his steps.

About 10 minutes later, officers caput to a Petland, wherever they find surgery solid and dogs and different animals wandering outside. Video shows nan solid displays for immoderate of nan dogs broken.

According to nan company’s co-owner, astir 15 animals—including dogs, bunnies, a ferret, a bird, and hamsters—were fto loose.

Police checked retired a Famous Footwear shop next, wherever constabulary impeach Pancake of stealing boots.

Eventually, officers find Pancake sleeping connected a bench, covered successful glass, humor and a canine collar successful a leopard people onesie.

While checking him for grounds and injuries, officers made a bizarre find successful his sound leg.

“I sewage a gerbil. There’s aggregate gerbils successful his pants. Multiple gerbils recovered,” officers said.

Initial charges for Pancake see vandalism and breaking and entering. He whitethorn look much aft nan lawsuit is presented to a expansive jury.

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