Verona, NY -- A man dressed only in pajama pants who jumped in front of an SUV on Route 31 this morning told Oneida County Sheriff's deputies he had ingested "bath salts," a new designer drug, deputies said.

Here's what deputies said happened:

At about 3:25 a.m., Jack A. Maine, 36, of Route 31, Vernon, jumped out in front of the southbound SUV on Route 31 near Ostrander Road. The driver took evasive action to avoid hitting him, and then called 911.

Deputy Lee Broniszewski arrived a short time later and spotted Maine, who was only wearing pajama pants.

Maine ran from the deputy and into the barn yard of a local farm. The deputy chased him, and was able to subdue Maine when he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Maine resisted the deputy's attempts to handcuff him. The deputy eventually overpowered him and took him into custody.

A short time later, Maine became more coherent. He told deputies that he had taken a new designer drug called "bath salts."

Deputies said the side effects include extreme paranoia, delusions, the feeling of super-human strength and invincibility, hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, and aggressive and violent behavior.

Maine was arraigned in the Town of Vernon Court for misdemeanor resisting arrest, and the violations of disorderly conduct-obstructing traffic and trespassing.

He was sent to the Oneida County Jail and will appear in court at a later date.