There is a time and a place for corn on the cob. It’s not 1:40 a.m. in another man’s kitchen.

That apparently didn’t stop John Dalton, who was arrested early Wednesday morning after being caught allegedly cooking up some corn on the cob in a Rockland home that didn’t belong to him.

According to The Enterprise, a man was woken up by a loud sound in his kitchen. Upon investigation, he found Dalton, 69, making himself a snack. When the homeowner asked Dalton to leave, Dalton allegedly tried to punch him.

Rockland Police Lt. Nick Zeoli told Boston.com that Dalton seemed “clearly intoxicated’’ to the responding officers. He also apparently wasn’t much of a cook: Dalton tried to cook the ears of corn directly on the stove top, not even bothering to use any cookware, police said.


“There was quite a mess there,’’ Zeoli said.

It was not known if Dalton brought the corn to the home or found it there when he arrived. He’s been charged with breaking and entering as well as assault and battery.