Two Jamestown brothers took on three law officers in a courtesy visit that grew to include a yard full of dead squirrels and an ax attack on a patrol cruiser Thursday afternoon, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
The two Mundy brothers, 45-year-old Michael and 44-year-old David, were hit with a shotgun-fired bean bag and a Taser, respectively, but managed to avoid officers until they grew tired and gave up, Sgt. Jason Oehlkers said.
The events started a day earlier when deputies went to Michael Mundy’s home in the mountains to check on him at his employer’s request, because he had not logged on to work, Oehlkers said. No one was home, but the yard was littered with “several” dead squirrels, Oehlkers said.
When two deputies returned with an animal control officer Thursday, Michael Mundy came outside waving a cane at the officers. His brother soon followed, angry as well.
Officers offered to leave, but Michael Mundy circled around their cruiser. At some point David Mundy picked up an ax and struck the cruiser, Oehlkers said.
A deputy tried to shock him with a Taser, but one prong missed, and he and his brother ran away.
After the brothers surrendered, they were booked into the Boulder County Jail.
