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Man Arrested In Another Pork Chop Attack In Athens: Police

Terry Bernard Ball Jr., 29, was arrested Wednesday after he caused a commotion at his mother's house because "they ate his pork chop."

ATHENS, GA -- An Athens man has been arrested for the second time in 90 days for an incident involving a pork chop, Patch has learned.

Terry Bernard Ball Jr., 29, was arrested Wednesday after he caused a commotion at his mother's house, including trying to fight people, according to news reports. Ball's mother called 911 about 3 a.m., prompting police to call the home to speak to Ball directly.

Ball told police that he was mad because “they ate his pork chop and now he has to eat noodles,” police said, according to the Athens Herald-Banner.

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Ball was arrested in February for allegedly hurling a pork chop at his mother and hitting her, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.

For more on this story, see the Herald-Banner.

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