North Dakota Man Arrested for Huffing Paint Outside Church

Via WDAZ in North Dakota:

Police responding to a report of a suspicious man at a local fitness center. When they responded they found a man in the parking lot of the church next door, with gold paint on his clothes and around his mouth. He also had a 24 ounce can of gold paint in his jacket pocket and he admitted to huffing the paint.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor counts of illegally inhaling dangerous vapors to get high and criminal mischief and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and $225 in mandatory fees. The prosecutor noted the man’s five previous huffing cases.

Colorado Man Tased After Huffing

Via the Denver Post in Colorado:

A 38-year old man was shot with a Taser yesterday morning as he was fleeing from the police. Police had responded to a report of a suspicious man in a car and when the approached the vehicle he drove off. About a mile down the road he pulled off the road and emerged from the car holding a rag to his face and acting unresponsive to police.  He was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of a peace officer and abuse of toxic vapors.  

Massachusetts Man Arrested for Huffing Chemicals

Via the Fenway-Kenmore Patch in Massachusetts

A man was arrested last week after officers noticed multiple individuals crowded around a vehicle. There were deflated balloons on the ground and two frozen air tanks in the vehicle, which the officers suspect were being used for nitrous oxide huffing. The suspects attempted to close the van and drive away but were stopped by the officers. One man was arrested and charged with possession of intoxicating vapors

Man in Utah accidentally sets off blast inside car

via rexburgstandardjournal.com

Police say a man suffered severe burns Thursday evening after inhalant vapors exploded from containers of computer duster later found in his car. 

3 New Hampshire Girls Hospitalized for Huffing pronounced 'All fine' - New Hampshire

via seacoastonline.com

This article is a follow-up on the the 3 students who intentionally inhaled vapors from air horns on a school bus as they were riding to the school last Thursday morning. The 3 teenage-females who were hospitalized last week as a result of huffing have been pronounced 'OK' and 'All fine.'

Woman Endangers Life of Infant Son

Via WJAC-TV in Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania woman is being charged with reckless driving, driving under the influence, and endangering the life of her infant son for a violent car crash in July. The woman was huffing computer duster before she lost control of her car, crossed five lanes of traffic and crashed into an embankment. When asked if she had been huffing before the crash, she said, “I don’t think so.” The can was seen between her legs by first responders after the crash.

Firefighters used ropes to rescue the woman and her son from the severely damaged car. The infant suffered from a skull fracture and was flown to the hospital.

Man Arrested 3 Times In 1 Month For Huffing

Via KFYR-TV in North Dakota

30-year-old man was arrested twice on Saturday for inhalation of vapors. His first arrest came after being spotted at 2:30 AM in an area used by dump trucks kneeling in the front seat of his car and not responding. Eight hours after posting bail, he was found passed out in his car in front of a building. Police say the same man was also arrested in late August, after he was driving while huffing and drove into a ditch.

Arizona Man Huffs Spray Paint, Throws Oranges at Planes

Via Phoenix New Times in Arizona:

A 33 year-old man was caught huffing spray paint in an orange grove near Falcon Field Municipal Airport in Mesa.

Police saw the man drinking from a green jug but as they got closer they smelled spray paint and saw his upper lip. They confirmed he had been huffing spray paint from the jug. He also admitted he had been throwing oranges at the planes.

The report notes that the man was jittery and repeatedly said he was trying to get to New Mexico. When they tried to take him into custody, “he refused to put his hands on his head and walked away from the officers.” They finally wrestled him to the ground and took him to jail. He was charged with “possession of a vapor releasing substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing.”

'Huffing' Teen Hits Power Pole

From The Dickinson Press in North Dakota

An 18-year-old Dickinson woman was reportedly ‘huffing’ when she slammed her car into a light pole Tuesday, causing a city-wide power outage. The teen is being charged “with not wearing a seat belt, reckless driving, and the inhalation of vapors and volatile chemicals” in connection to the accident. She told police she had blacked out behind the wheel while ingesting the contents of an unspecified substance.

The teen was the only individual involved in the crash, and is currently receiving medical care at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck- as of Wednesday night. According to police, emergency crews had to “use the Jaws of Life” to remove the teen from her totaled vehicle.

While the impact was not enough to knock the light pole over, it did elicit significant damage, prompting a 30 minute power outage across 5,100 businesses and homes in the area.