A Minnesota man has been charged with burglary, after his getaway vehicle became stuck in a large manure pile on the farm where he had allegedly been stealing timber.
Matthew Bloomquist, 29, was found by police standing next to the vehicle, covered from the waist down in a “foul-smelling substance”.
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