Mr. Pancake, you're under arrest. Don't move. Get on your belly. Get on your [ __ ] belly. What the heck is ON YOUR BELLY. ON YOUR BELLY. DAMAGING. OH GOD, there is a gerbil. Animals Oh, there's a gerbil. Yeah, definitely animals to be animal abused. Tonight's story is one you will not believe. A man named Matthew Pancake was arrested in Ohio while wearing a leopard print onesie and hiding hamsters in his pants. Yes, this actually happened. On July 9th, 2024, Hilliard police were called after a string of bizarre break-ins at local businesses, including Famous Footwear, Roosters, and Petland. When officers caught up with 35-year-old Matthew Pancake, they found him covered in sweat, wearing a leopard print onesie, and acting erratically. Pancake broke through the front entrance of Petland and ended up releasing a few puppies to the outside. [Applause] Come here, buddy. Here's your brother. Brother or sister, whatever it is. You guys are siblings. Well, all those puppies are in cages, so he had to have been in the back messing with it. Yeah, that's why I sent Adam out back. Okay. Who's the most nimble? The youngest and the most nimble? I'd be Ramirez. Poor little bunny is like, "Just let me back in my [ __ ] house." He's not done. I don't think I'm the most nimble, but I'm probably the smallest. We'll go by age. Yeah. All right. Just knock that glass. [Applause] Boom. There we go. >> Nice. [Applause] WITH BOTH HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK, GET YOURSELF OUT AND DO IT NOW. [Applause] GET YOURSELF OUT AND DO IT NOW. I'M SORRY. NO, you're good. Let's get this door. Knock that out. Yeah, there's two in there busted. Two of them? Yeah. How did they even get back there though cuz there's no They just I don't think they even went back there. Busted it open and they come out of here. >> Yeah. They just got But I mean like I don't even see any keys. Yeah. Maybe it's like one Yeah, that's kind of weird. Here we go. Yeah. There's only cheap dogs. Yeah, well, this that one is here. While the police were at the scene of the crime riddled with birds, kittens, and puppies, dispatch received a 911 call about the whereabouts of the perpetrator. 911, what is the location of the emergency? Uh so, have you heard about the guy who broke into Petland? Yes. Uh I'm looking right at him. He's asleep on a bench. He's in a leopard print. I can't see any blood on him, but [Applause] I got second hands. Yeah, I got calls on them. Mr. Pancake, you're under arrest. Don't move. GET ON YOUR BELLY. GET ON YOUR [ __ ] BELLY. ON YOUR BELLY. ROLL. GET ON YOUR BELLY, MR. PANCAKE. ON YOUR BELLY. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW, PANCAKE, GET ON YOUR BELLY. What the [ __ ] is going on? I got one here. You kidding me? What the [ __ ] Give up your other hand. What the [ __ ] Other hand right here. There's a lot of blood. Yeah. Good job, Mr. Pancake. Where are the gerbils? >> Where are the gerbils? All right. In case nobody mentioned it already, you're under arrest. You think we did like seven times, but Been rolling my side. You got clothes on under this? Pink slash white. He was taking him for arson. Oh, he's something else. Yeah, what am I even arrested for? [ __ ] Walking around. Okay. Put up your hand. My hands have been up. I've been working all day. I've been Is it one shoe? Looks like he tried to get into the 54 79. 54 79 Bravo Charlie Adam 10. And is it okay for the medics to go in? I told him it was. Yep, we got him cut down. The gerbil bandage. Huh? It's a glass. Um there's a dog collar. It's like I checked the phone for me. The hell am I under arrest for? Seriously. B&E. Theft. Criminal damaging. Oh god, there is a >> Abusing animals. Oh, there's gerbils in there. Yeah, definitely animals would be animal abuse. What the heck? I got gerbils. What the heck? [Applause] Multiple gerbils. in his pants. Multiple gerbils recovered. Okay, we're just advising that our son has multiple gerbils in his pants. Okay, I did warn the medics about that. >> have any more pets? Do you have any more gerbils on you? Please don't tell me you put a gerbil somewhere else. They're in my shoes. For your safety, is there a gerbil inside you? They're in my shoes. And cut further up that pant leg. And probably this one because there's [ __ ] in there, too. I don't do rats. Lice, I don't do that. >> They're gerbils. It's not a rat, it's a gerbil. It's a gerbil. Breaking and entering We've told you multiple times. >> all over you and you have merchandise that you stole. And gerbils. And gerbils that you stole and abused, clearly. Gentlemen, look. Cody, do you know what you got to do? Okay. I got you. That's 50 the 152. 152. Gerbils are recovered. He keeps trying to recover the merchandise I tried multiple times on the detective channel and all that. >> bag for them? Um, they're not answering the phone. Give us one. You can't do that. You traumatized enough. I mean I'll have them try to call again. Oh, these are some hook boots. Yeah. If you don't get a hold of them on property grounds, Shannon, reach out to Rodrick. Rodrick is actually the one walking over there. Who? Uh Let's throw him in a cruiser here. Go ahead. Somebody grab the other side. All right, we're going to have you sit up. I think it should be. Good god. Grab that side. Stand on up. One, two, three. Yep. Lots of glass falling out. LT, we got the I'm sorry, LT's. We got the gerbils. Two of them. Yeah. We We hope there's only two. Oh, this is the greatest day. It's never ending. What's up, man? That's why we have There's glass falling out all over the place. Watch out. >> I've got hook cells in there. Two. You don't have long hair. Who Who dropped that one? Was that you guys? We came around. Cuz you're right by him. Well, we They were These people were like trying Have you noticed anything? I was like looking Would you do me a favor and put my glasses away? We looked at his Before I see it. Thank you. Do you just want to sit him on Yeah, just switch bumper until Switch bumper's fine. Yeah. You got him. Oh, it was in his Yeah, like it sucked. They were living in his his They were They were desperately trying to escape his pant leg. All right, why is it Oh, yeah, they all did that. You can stand here and take a normal picture. No, we can't keep I mean, like we're not going to put them in a bag and take them to the pet >> I mean, if they're not going to be able to sell them, maybe we can keep them as pets or No. Yeah. Sir, did you get If you got your gloves on, do you mind folding those up for me? I'm uh I got it. Oh, you got blood on you. We're going to have to keep those with us so they don't get back over there. They're getting They're getting anxious. Put them in your pants. Are we going to take them back to PetSmart or are we going to transport them to PetSmart? >> Yeah. Oh, okay. They're really trying to get away. Does somebody have a paper bag? Here. This side, sir. I got one right here. During the search, police discovered live hamsters stuffed inside his pants. According to reports, Pancake had stolen the little guys from Petland earlier that night. So, let's recap. Leopard onesie, hamsters in pants, and a name like Pancake. This might be the most unbelievable arrest of 2024. What do you think? Was this a cry for help? Or just the weirdest crime spree ever? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.