Ezekiel Rubottom now has his left foot back exactly where he wants it -- in a bucket on the front porch. Police returned the amputated foot to him Monday after seizing it during the weekend to check out just how it came to be there.

The 21-year-old Lawrence man's foot was amputated three weeks ago after a series of medical problems, and he started keeping it in a five-gallon bucket filled with formaldehyde. The bizarre item became a drawing card that brought the curious to the house where the homeless Rubottom has been staying with a friend.