Prineville man arrested for DUI After Riding a Bear on hwy 26 near Mitchell, OR. – A man from rural Crook County was arrested late Saturday after being caught on police body cam riding a full-grown grizzly bear while drinking from a bottle of vodka.
According to the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on Highway 26 just outside the Crook County boundary. The man, identified as 38-year-old local “outdoors enthusiast” Lars McCready, was reportedly “traveling eastbound on a bear at approximately 7 miles per hour with a visible open container.”
Body cam footage shows McCready wearing a fur hat and striped shirt, appearing unconcerned as an officer approached. “I told him to dismount the animal,” the deputy’s report reads, “but he said, quote, ‘It’s fine, he’s the designated walker.’”
The bear, described as “surprisingly cooperative but unimpressed,” was released back into the wild after the encounter. McCready, however, faces multiple charges including DUI, wildlife endangerment, and “operating an unlicensed mode of transportation.”
When asked for comment, a Oregon Department off Fish & Game spokesperson simply sighed and said, “We’ve seen a lot, but this is new.”
Footage was obtained from OSP under the state’s public record law and can confirm that while the bear didn’t say anything, it definitely looked disappointed.
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6 Comments
Arested omg
I’d argue that’s a brown bear, not a grizzly. But impressive none-the-less. Dude is a legend, hopefully the charges don’t stick in court.
you got trolled.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/wyoming-man-dui-arrest-bear/
what did a.i. say ??
It’s cool, but A.I. isn’t real.
If this were a true, I would petition for his immediate release and dismissal of all charges.
He would be celebrated as an American revolutionary icon, and a statue commissioned in the likeness of this absolute legend would be placed at the Capital as yet another symbol of modern resistance.
Extra points for releasing the Grizzly back into the wild of Oregon.
Thanks for the laugh.