CHARLESTON, S.C. - Police responding to a fight this week ended up finding a 3-foot alligator in the bedroom of an apartment where a toddler was sleeping in a nearby room.

Animal control officers captured the alligator Tuesday morning and released it into the wild.

Even though it is illegal to keep American alligators as pets, the owner of the animal was not charged.

Charleston police were called to the apartment complex after neighbors said they had been beaten by 10 people who then went inside the unit where the alligator was found.

The roommate of the owner of the alligator gave police permission to search the apartment.

Along with the alligator, officers found two 4-inch ceramic pipes commonly used for smoking marijuana. The roommate, 28-year-old Justin N. Collins, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

Tis a sad state when the pot heads of this world take animal sidekicks to honor shaggy and scooby doo

At least the authorities released the animal into the wild.

Too bad the alligator didn`t do us a favour and eat its owner!

I agree 100%!!