Looking for in-depth coverage of America's eccentrics?I Attended a Juggalo Wedding at the Gathering of the JuggalosI Went to Corey Feldman's Birthday PartyThe Cult Kids of Westboro Baptist ChurchDuring a recent standoff, police in Vancouver, Washington, were treated to some banjo music by the man they were trying to arrest—and a neighbor got video of the whole thing with a cellphone.According to a report filed on Sunday by the local Fox affiliate in the southern Washington city, Andrew Helmsworth was taken into custody alive after a long standoff—despite screaming, running around, and doing plenty of things that could be construed as threatening, including wielding a banjo—and yes, you can kill someone with a banjo.
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