Posted on 01/27/2006 7:56:12 AM PST by SmithL
There are a few things William Henry Weddington might consider striking from his next just-got-out-of-prison to-do list:
Taking a drinking buddy to meet probation officers.
Getting smashed with that buddy en route to the probation office.
Passing out in the lobby.
Biting the hand of a deputy U.S. marshal.
Weddington, fresh out of federal prison after serving time for an alcohol-fueled shooting at a Knoxville apartment complex, is headed back after a drunken brawl last week with law enforcement in the lobby of the U.S. Probation Office.
According to a warrant filed against him for violating his federal supervision just one month after he was freed following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a gun, Weddington's woes started Jan. 17 when he was scheduled for a visit to his probation officer.
He brought a pal with him. Both arrived drunk.
Weddington passed out in the lobby.
"Probation officers Trine Robinette, C.W. Covert and Scott Smith and Supervising Probation Officer James Kelly were unable to awaken him with verbal commands," the warrant stated.
They called in a little back-up in the form of Knoxville Police Department officers, who arrested Weddington's drunken buddy, and Deputy U.S. Marshals Brad Redmon and Jimmy Fowler.
"Officers attempted to awaken (Weddington) with verbal commands," the warrant stated. "They attempted to get him to his feet."
Just when it appeared there was no way to rouse Weddington, he suddenly came to - and launched an attack on police and the deputy marshals, the warrant stated.
"(Weddington) proceeded to bite Deputy U.S. Marshal Redmon," the warrant stated.
Redmon managed to escape serious injury, and Weddington was "subdued," the warrant stated.
KPD charged Weddington with resisting arrest and public intoxication. The warrant states that charges "involving assault on a federal officer may be forthcoming."
Earlier this week, Weddington was ordered to spend five more months in federal prison for violating two conditions of supervision, namely refraining from "excessive use of alcohol" and avoiding arrest.
Another candidate for the prison braintrust, no less.
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