Man Tased three times during DUI stop

Posted: June 1, 2010 - 11:18pm  |  Updated: June 2, 2010 - 4:08pm

A Bloomingdale officer was on patrol on Ga. 26 when he saw a pickup truck that was weaving erratically and crossing the lane divider. When he activated his blue lights, the driver crossed into the right westbound lane and almost struck the curb, then crossed back over the center line.

The officer saw the driver wasn't stopping and began pursuing him. The truck finally stopped, and the driver got out and began walking toward the front of his vehicle, so the officer ordered him to stop.

Two other people could be seen inside the truck. The officer chased the driver around the truck and into a vacant lot, where the suspect made an abrupt turn toward a wooded area.

The driver was warned three times to stop. Once he entered the wooded area, he was Tased in the lower back and fell.

The suspect was then told not to move and to put his hands behind his back and to remain in place. He began moving around and was again advised not to move or he would be Tased again.

He refused to comply and began moving his arms and legs as if he was attempting to get up off the ground. Even though he was warned a fourth time, he put his hands on the ground in front of him and began pushing himself up.

The officer again deployed the Taser. The suspect began mumbling and getting loud. When he began moving his arms to try to get up again, he was Tased for a third time.

The officer pleaded with the suspect to just stay down until backup arrived. When other Bloomingdale and Pooler officers arrived, the officer told them there were two other people in the truck and to check on them.

The suspect was helped up and walked out of the wooded area. Paramedics were called to treat him.

The two passengers were found still sitting in the truck. The suspect was taken to the Bloomingdale Police Department and administered a chemical test.

He had to be awakened, as he had fallen asleep while sitting in the chair. En route to the Chatham County Jail, the suspect fell asleep in the back of the patrol car.

Men warned about bothering goose

A Pooler resident called police after she saw two men get into a pond and start chasing a goose. She said she confronted the men and asked them why they were in the water bothering the goose.

She said she told them they shouldn't be in the pond because it was the goose's natural habitat. She said that although the men chased the goose, they didn't make contact with it.

One of the men said they got into the pond to go after the goose because it always bothers them while they try to fish. He said no one ever says anything to them when the goose comes up and tries to bite them.

The second offender concurred with the first. Both were advised to stay out of the pond and to leave the goose alone.

Intoxicated woman arrested after refusing to leave business

Garden City police were called to a business about a drunken woman who refused to leave the premises. The manager told police he was concerned about the woman's welfare.

When officers arrived, the woman was sitting on a curb in the parking lot. When asked if she'd like to go to a local shelter, she said no.

Her speech was slurred, so she was given a breath test and tested positive for being under the influence of alcohol. The woman was unable to stand up from the curb, so she was assisted to her feet, and began to stagger as she took a step.

The woman was arrested for public intoxication. When her purse was checked, a 24-ounce can of beer was found inside. At the jail, the woman was searched by a deputy, who found two more 24-ounce cans of beer inside her bra.

Woman beats former boyfriend with a bat

A 28-year-old Port Wentworth man told police that his 50-year-old ex-girlfriend came to his residence and began a verbal argument. He said he ran into the residence to get away from her, but she followed and began beating him and slashing at him with a set of car keys.

A witness to the incident confirmed the man's story. The victim had visible scratches and cuts on his chest, the left side of his neck and the back of his neck.

He said the woman threw a bat at him and also struck his vehicle with the bat. The man's injuries were photographed.

Officers went to the suspect's residence, and transported her to the police department. She claimed the victim had attacked her, but there were no visible marks. She was charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass.

Man flees from police, but gets arrested

A Bloomingdale police officer advised Pooler police of a suspect in a car that had fled from him during a traffic stop. The vehicle had last been seen going eastbound on U.S. 80, heading towards Pooler.

A Pooler officer located the car and tried to stop it. The car failed to stop and continued on at a high rate of speed, with the patrol car in pursuit.

The car turned down several streets and the suspect finally pulled into his own driveway and stopped. As he got out of his car, he was ordered to get on the ground or be Tased.

The suspect instead put his hands in his pockets. The officer deployed the Taser at him, striking him with one prong in the left shoulder and one prong in his abdomen.

The suspect was handcuffed. He was searched for weapons or contraband, and a pocket knife was found on him. Paramedics arrived at the scene and treated the man for a minor knee abrasion and a minor abrasion on his left hand.

He was charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, driving while license suspended or revoked and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

It was discovered that the man's commercial and non-commercial licenses were suspended because of previous DUI charges and a failure to appear in court.

Argument leads to traffic accident

Pooler police were dispatched to an accident with injuries. On arrival, a car was found resting sideways against an apartment building.

The car had knocked over a fence and crushed a storm drain before coming to rest against the building. The building wasn't damaged, but several bushes and a small tree were.

The car was traveling at a high rate of speed while negotiating a slight left curve in the roadway. The driver lost control and the car skidded sideways, striking a curb.

It then slid across the grass and bushes until striking a tree. It spun around and stopped next to the building.

The car had extensive damage to the left front end, the roof, the left rear "C" post and right front door. It was towed from the scene.

The driver said he and his wife had been arguing. He dropped her off and left, then decided he was going to turn around and pick her up.

The accident occurred when he was on his way back. He wasn't able to give police a clear description of how the accident occurred.

An odor of alcohol was coming from the man, his speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot. When asked when he'd last had a drink, he responded, "A long time ago," then added, "I don't really remember."

He was charged with failure to maintain lane, damaged property, DUI les safe and DUI/alcohol.

Man charged with DUI after driving while on anxiety medicine

A Garden City police officer stopped a car for a lane violation on U.S. 17 after the driver crossed over the center turn lane. When the officer approached the car, the driver looked at him, sat there with a confused look on his face and then lowered the window.

When asked where he was coming from, the driver responded "New Mexico." The officer said he wasn't asking the driver where he was from, but where he was coming from at that time.

The driver said he had just left a local store and was heading home. The man's speech was slow and slurred, his eyes were red and his pupils appeared dilated.

When asked if he'd been drinking, the man said he hadn't. He said he took medication for anxiety.

The officer asked him when he'd last taken the medicine, and the man responded he took it two times a day. When asked a second time when he'd last taken the medicine, the man couldn't tell him.

The officer asked if the medicine advises to use caution when driving, but the man just stared and didn't answer. When asked a second time, he said his doctor told him he would be fine.

When the officer returned to his patrol car and looked up the side effects of the medication, he found that the medicine can cause drowsiness and dizziness, both of which the man seemed to have.

He returned to the car and asked the man to step to the back. The man replied, "Huh?" and had to be asked a second time before he complied.

He was given several field sobriety tests, all of which indicated he was driving under the influence. He was charged and taken to the Chatham County Jail.

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