When Armadillos Attack

So K and I were on the "Recovery Ride" for Monday. Ten easy miles, of which we spent most of them talking about bikes, studies, papers, professors, etc.
We get about halfway into the ride into a wooded area, and by now the sun has come up enough for me to clearly see an armadillo beginning to cross the path in front of us.
"Hey, K! Check it out!"
"What is that?"
"It's an armadillo."
As we drew closer I was thinking of explaining to him how I haven't really ever seen one alive, and that they are usually road kill. Until this armadillo, which we thought was going to stop and wait for us jumps right in between our bikes as we're passing.
In a split decision he jumped back, away from my bike and ONTO K's front wheel where he spined off, made a last ditch attempt at hanging on with the second wheel, was flung off (despite K trying to slow down with a look of total "WTF?!?!?!" on his face), and then scurried off into the woods.
"Uh... well I was going to say they're usually just seen as road kill but uh... I guess you can see that now."

I recall the suicidal squirrels from last fall... but the armadillo's too?

Police are searching for the suspect depicted on the following sketch artist rendering:


*Actual website I got the picture from:
Florida Wildlife Magazine on Armadillos

Strange days...