Accused of passing gas, man charged with battery
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Accused of passing gas, man charged with battery
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.
Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a breathalyzer test.
As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and ``passed gas loudly,'' the complaint said.
Cruz, according to the complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.
``The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons,'' the complaint alleged.
He was also charged with driving under the influence, driving without headlights and two counts of obstruction.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.
Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a breathalyzer test.
As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and ``passed gas loudly,'' the complaint said.
Cruz, according to the complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.
``The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons,'' the complaint alleged.
He was also charged with driving under the influence, driving without headlights and two counts of obstruction.
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Geeze ppl like this give Appalachia a bad name. Don't forget the Duct Tape Bandit too... This guy is from the town I live in.
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