Chicken bones led to arrest in burglary

GLADSTONE, Mo., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Clay County, Mo., have arrested a man on burglary charges based on chicken bones found at the scene of the crime.

Clay County Prosecutor Daniel White said John Wyatt Weaver was arrested based on DNA evidence taken from the chicken bones, which police suspect were left at the scene of the crime by the hungry burglar, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday.

Police suspect that while allegedly burglarizing an apartment last November, Weaver took time to eat some chicken but failed to clean up after himself.

While investigating the scene, police found the chicken bones strewn about the home and ordered DNA tests of the remains.

White said the tests helped identify Weaver from a national DNA database, and investigators got a laugh out of the whole thing.

"The facts of this are more amusing than anything I can say," he said.

The Star said Weaver has already been the target of 33 felony arrests in the past and has tallied 16 felony convictions on a variety of charges.