TV reporter Jonathan Lowe fired and arrested for POOPING on lawn during news story

An Arizona reporter was arrested after police say he took a dump on a criminal suspect's front lawn

Jonathan Lowe, 33, a now former KPHO joualist from Phoenix, Arizona decided to relieve himself outside the home of a former football star Patrick Zane Thompson. Thompson was accused of barbecuing his family poodle over an argument with his daughter for wearing a "devil" T-shirt.

Horrified neighbors called the cops after spotting Lowe, a joualist for KPHO news in Phoenix, Arizona, pull his pants down and defecating on the grass.

He was arrested at the scene and has since been given the boot by furious network bosses.

Goodyear Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Kutis told the Phoenix New Times: “Lowe chose to use the front yard of a residence to relieve himself.

“An onlooker from across the street called it in to officers. They approached him, he said he'd had to relieve himself, and they arrested him.”

Urinating or defecating in Phoenix can result in a $2500 fine or six months in prison.

Lowe has deleted all of his social media accounts following his bizarre behavior.

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AXED: The memo from news director Dan Wilson informing staff than Lowe had been sacked