"500 pound" pig found trapped in Detroit basement

http://www.wxyz.com/ ^ | 6/26/15 | Curtis Jackson

[BBell]

DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit and Michigan State Police are investigating after finding a 500 pound pig trapped inside the basement of a Detroit home.

According to Assistant Police Chief Steve Dolunt, an anonymous tip brought investigators to a house in the 10400 block of Orangelawn. They found the pig in a basement standing in feces.

"No pun intended but it looks like a pigsty," Dolunt said. "There's two feet of feces down there."

Dolunt said the caller told police the pig had been fed human remains. However, police did not find anything suspicious.

Neighbors said the man who lived in the home was Gary Roquemore, who was found dead in a nearby house earlier this week.

Police have not identified Roquemore, but have confirmed that the man who owns the pig was found dead of natural causes Tuesday.

Neighbors said the squalid house where the pig was trapped has been an eyesore and a nuisance for years, and police described the owner as a "hoarder." Heavy equipment had to be brought in to clear path for investigators.

[dljordan]

“Dont think the pig minded.....”

If pigs have a choice they don’t like to wallow in shit.

[TomGuy]

The reporter in the video says the police estimate it to weigh between 300 and 400 lbs.

So, who decided on the 500 lbs?

From the pix, it would seem to be in the 250 to 300 lb. range.

[lee martell]

Gary loved to talk, but he looked sick in this later video.
Who really knows what he knew about ‘The Pig’?

[cripplecreek]

Sounds like he died of your basic heart failure or attack.

He appears to have been a bit odd but fairly sensible.

[BenLurkin]

[ETL]

Lol! Very good!

[ETL]

Here's a more recent photo of her actually in the basement...after the kitchen floor had collapsed and she fell thru.

[katana]

Fed human remains? Hmmmm. Anybody seen Wu around there lately?

[MeshugeMikey]

that was an Attack Pony!!!

[King Moonracer]

That’s Prescious.

[cripplecreek]

8488 Vanderbilt St Delray Michigan. (Detroit) Delray is generally a horror show where more of the houses are abandoned than lived in. Note the collapsing house in the background.

[bikerman]

I didn’t know Mooshell was in Detroit.

[bikerman]

I didn’t know Mooshell was in Detroit.

[MeshugeMikey]

A very.....”mixed” neighborhood to say the least.

[Graybeard58]

You seem to know a lot about hogs. Serious question - How big can feral hogs get?

[jjotto]

[tumblindice]

Thank you! Thank you very much ... You've been a delicious crowd.