GRANTS, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico man who had been watching TV’s “The Walking Dead” told authorities he fatally beat his friend before he could become a zombie.
Grants police spokesman Moses Marquez said Sunday that 23-year-old Christopher Paquin was beaten and that 23-year-old Damon Perry is being held on a murder charge.
Perry’s attorney, Michael E. Calligan, did not immediately return a call for comment.
Officers were called Thursday afternoon to an apartment complex where Perry was allegedly wielding a knife.
They found Paquin’s body inside an apartment and maintenance workers detaining Perry.
Perry told investigators they had been drinking when Paquin began “to change into a zombie” and tried to bite him.
Police say Perry beat Paquin with his hands, feet, an electric guitar and a microwave.
Authorities say Perry attributed his actions to binge-watching “The Walking Dead,” which centers on a zombie apocalypse, on Netflix.
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