An attempt to bury old wounds by digging up a corpse has landed a Kentucky man behind bars.<\/p>\n
Michael May, 44, was arrested Monday evening after an officer saw him digging up a grave at a cemetery in Sanford, Kentucky, according to WKYT.com.<\/p>\n
May told the arresting officer he was trying to dig up the grave of his father so he could argue with him, according to WAVE3.com.<\/p>\n
The arresting officer also said May seemed intoxicated and quoted Bible verses when confronted, according to Central Kentucky News.<\/p>\n
May was charged with violating graves, public intoxication and marijuana possession and locked in the Lincoln County Jail.<\/p>\n
In a bizarre jailhouse interview with WLEX18, May told reporter Josh Breslow that a bible verse inspired him to dig up his dad.<\/p>\n
Breslow: “Do you feel that you were violating a grave?”<\/p>\n
May: “No, no. I see the truth.. he needs to be on the ground. Not under it.”<\/p>\n
May says his dad died 30 years ago. There are 13 people named May buried at the cemetery, but the only name fitting that timeline was a person named Willis Green May, WAVE3.com reports.<\/p>\n
The name of the person buried where May was digging has not been released.<\/p>\n
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Credit: Huffington Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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