Riot at BBQ Includes Noose, Cordless Drill, Petrol Bomb and 3-foot Sword Among Others

In a scene I can’t help but picture to have looked similar to the fight scene in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (below), riot gear, siege negotiators, uniformed officers, spotlights and trained dogs were all called in as a BBQ in the UK ended in sheer insanity. 38-year-old Alec Cowie kept officers at bay for more than three hours after barricading himself inside him home, using an assortment of weapons that included: a cordless drill, a crowbar, knives, a hammer, a dog leash, a bottle of unknown liquid, a noose, and my favorite, a 3-foot sword. Cowie even hinted that he had a petrol bomb.

Throughout the course of this 3-hour event, Mr. Cowie also managed to smash a police vehicle’s windshield with a statue from his home, as well as a neighbors bathroom window, who ended up being cut by the glass.

According to the reports, these events resulted after Alec Cowie was “severly provoked” during a game of football (soccer) in the street out in front of the BBQ. After “winding him up”, Cowie finally snapped, throwing a fellow BBQ patron into the street and forcing him to wear a dog leash. He later proceeded to exchange the leash for a noose, dragging the 27-year-old Christopher Beedie through the street as he struggled to breathe, skinning his back.

After over 3 hours, Cowie was finally led away in handcuffs after giving himself up. While in court, his mother was heard as saying, “you’ll be all right.”
“Hitting the police with a sword?” Cowie replied, “I don’t think so.”

Cowie remains in custody until his sentencing in Aberdeen in October. In the meantime, officials have requested a thorough background check.