MURRAY, Ky. (WKRC) — A Kentucky man known by locals as "Cowboy Cody" was taken into custody after he allegedly released a raccoon into a crowded bar Friday.

According to the authorities, 40-year-old Jonathan Mason of Murray, Kentucky was arrested after police say he released a raccoon in a bar, which resulted in one person being bit.

Officers with the Murray Police Department responded to the business at 9:18 p.m. after receiving a report of a disturbance. Officers found Mason driving and initiated a traffic stop, but the suspect allegedly refused to roll his window down or exit the vehicle, which prompted officers to forcibly remove him.

Authorities later learned that someone had been bitten by the raccoon and that Mason had been previously warned not to enter the property.

Mason was

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