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Minn. inmate choked over $1 ramen noodle debt

An inmate at the Otter Tail County Jail allegedly choked another inmate over a disagreement involving ramen noodles

By C1 Staff

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — An inmate at the Otter Tail County Jail allegedly choked another inmate over a disagreement involving ramen noodles.

Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports that Michael Alan Burris assaulted another man by grabbing his throat and squeezing it. The victim allegedly owed Burris $1 worth of ramen noodles.

The victim did not lose consciousness but had a scratch from the assault.

Burris is currently serving time for second-degree murder for allegedly shooting his nephew over a $20,000 drug debt.