Bizarre highway chase ends with deputy bitten over deer mask delusion

Bizarre highway chase ends with deputy bitten over deer mask delusion

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August 18, 2025
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Man high on drugs bites deputy during I-95 foot chase claims he saw rubber deer mask

RICHMOND, VA – A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he ran into oncoming traffic on I-95, bit a deputy during his arrest, and later claimed he was hallucinating that the officer was wearing a rubber deer mask.

The bizarre incident unfolded late Saturday night around 11:15 p.m. when multiple 911 callers reported a man walking in the northbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 136. Deputies quickly located the pedestrian, later identified as Adrian Chiodo, who showed obvious signs of drug intoxication.

When a deputy tried to coax Chiodo to the shoulder for safety, the man instead bolted into traffic, sparking a short foot chase. The deputy tackled him before he could be struck by a vehicle. As additional deputies arrived to help detain him, Chiodo bit one of them on the foot. The deputy was not injured.

Bizarre highway chase ends with deputy bitten over deer mask delusion
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During questioning, Chiodo admitted to taking a mix of controlled substances and claimed he fled because he believed the deputy was holding a rubber deer mask, a hallucination he blamed on the drugs.

Chiodo was charged with assault and battery on law enforcement, public intoxication, obstruction of justice, fleeing law enforcement, and unauthorized use of a highway. He was booked at Rappahannock Regional Jail with a $5,000 secured bond.

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Key Points

  • Man ran into I-95 traffic during drug-fueled hallucination and bit deputy
  • Suspect claimed officer was holding a “rubber deer mask”
  • Adrian Chiodo, 30, arrested and jailed on multiple charges including assault
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