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Chile, Kentucky done outdid itself with this one! At a bar where the drama usually comes with a side of bourbon, Friday night spiraled into chaos when a familiar face showed up with a surprise no one saw coming. Now, social media cant look away.
Jonathan Mason, also called Cowboy Cody, reportedly unleashed a live raccoon inside the crowded bar on Friday, June 6, as payback for being turned away at the door. According to locals, Mason is known as a farm-living regular with a history of causing chaos at nearby bars. And, his past includes a previous incident that got him banned from The Big Apple Grill and Bar in Murray.
Though initially calm when recognized and asked to leave, Mason returned moments later. And this time, he let the frightened animal loose among the unsuspecting crowd. A bartender for the spot, Mary Hafner, who witnessed the chaos, said Mason trapped the raccoon earlier that day and carried it with him to the bar.
Im a bartender, so you know Ive seen some crazy stuff in my time. But nothing like this, she told The Post. She added, [The raccoon] was more scared than anything.”
Hafner, whos worked there for five years, claims Mason had already been drinking when he showed up that night. Since hed always had a soft spot for her, she tried to get him to leave quietly before things got out of hand. However, the situation quickly escalated when he returned with the animal, letting it loose. Furthermore, an employee tried to grab the raccoon by its tailonly to get bitten. And, the bite sent him straight to get rabies shots.
According to reports, a video from the scene shows the chaos unfold. The frightened raccoon was apparently dodging tables and shrieking as it was pursued. Hafner eventually calmed the raccoon and wrapped it in a towel. Im a Kentucky girl. I had no problem catching him, she said.
As for Mason, this isnt his first rodeoliterally. Big Apple employees once called the cops on “Cowboy Cody” after he allegedly whipped a mule in the parking lot. If that aint wild enough he ended up leading police on a drunken chase on the mule. And, the mule incident happened not once, but twice in the same week December 7 and December 9 of 2024!
Following the raccoon incident, police conducted a traffic stop and pulled “Cowboy Cody” over. They claim he wasnt trying to cooperate refusing to roll down his windows or step out of the car. Officers allegedly had to forcibly remove him from the vehicle. Additionally, he was hit with a list of charges, including assault, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, and even failure to maintain insurance.
