Police: Man hid a loaded gun up his butt

A New Jersey man will soon find himself the butt of many jokes after being accused of cramming a loaded gun up his backside.

We've heard of putting a cap in someone's butt, but never like this.

Darquan R. Lee, 21, of Bridgeton, N.J., was arrested Friday on a contempt warrant and taken to the police station for processing. When he was there, police said that the man asked to use the bathroom. When they told him it would be searched before and after, he changed his mind. Wonder why, cause he was clearly packing heat.

When Lee was taken to the Cumberland County Jail, officials gave strip-searching him a shot. Imagine when, to their surprise, they found a loaded .25-caliber handgun between his butt cheeks, "shoved in his anal cavity," police said. Lee was ... pinched.

Lee was charged with possession of a weapon, unlawful possession, possession by certain persons not to have a weapon and receiving stolen property.

That last one is because the gun was reported stolen from Alabama -- though it's probably a safe bet its owners won't want it back.

On the bright side for Lee, the gun didn't go off. Thank goodness he didn't try this with a knife.

Lee is being held without bail. But one day, we're assuming, this will all be behind him.

The (Bridgeton, N.J.) Daily Journal contributed to this report.