Yep. Folks "disobey" police instructions for many reasons. Some truly want to harm a cop. Some want to get away. But some are just confused, or high, or drunk, or sleepy, or whatever.
As you noted, being confused, or high, or drunk, or sleepy...none of them are capital offenses.
If he was doped up, it’s a lesson about the importance of sobriety when you go out in public. Knowing there are trigger happy cops out there you need to keep your wits about you.