Man Passes Gas, Charged with Battery on Officer

WSAZ.com ^ | 23 Sep 08 | Courtney Sisk

[seanmerc]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- As if getting a DUI wasn’t enough, a man arrested for driving under the influence got in a lot more trouble at the police station.

Police stopped Jose Cruz on Route 60 in South Charleston Monday night for driving with his headlights off.

Then, he failed sobriety tests and was arrested.

When police were trying to get fingerprints, police say Cruz moved closer to the officer and passed gas on him. The investigating officer remarked in the criminal complaint that the odor was very strong.

Cruz is now charged with battery on a police officer, as well as DUI and obstruction.

[seanmerc]

Just thought everyone could use a laugh...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Sometimes when people eat beef and bean burritos, the aroma is stronger than at other times.

I wonder what this dude ate?

Why is it battery on an officer? If the gas is ready to come out, well............

[norraad]

".....in all this commotion, I kinda' forgot myself, so go ahead punk, . . pull my finger, . . if ya' feel lucky."

[TexasCajun]

Why not charge him with Global Warming?

[massgopguy]

“I Fart in your general direction.”

[seanmerc]

Yeah, and given the circumstances, I’m not sure how they could charge the guy with obstruction.

[kanawa]

A silent but deadly weapon

[CougarGA7]

At the very least it was Ass-ault.

[Mad Dawgg]

I posted this earlier and it got pulled?

Maybe the story smells bad to Admin Mod.

[Sacajaweau]

Defense: Your honor, this case stinks. He didn’t laugh, spit, fight the officer...he did what mother nature sometimes demands. Mother Nature belongs in jail not this man obeying the rules of nature.

[KoRn]

I just don’t know what to say...

LOL!!!

[mlocher]

LOL!

[mlocher]

Why not charge him with Global Warming?

That would work. Or send him to Al Gore? Maybe Boone Pickens can use him as a supplier in his new fangled company.

[melancholy]

I wonder what this dude ate?

He ate sh!t.

[TLI]

Farting is now an assault on a cop. Nice.

Cops are getting pretty wimpy these days. I hope the Judge is a military veteran. I would expect that such a Judge would toss the charge and chew out the cop.

Something about kitchen heat and the Queen’s shilling I would expect.

[mlocher]

Sounds like he blew more than a .08!

[Sister_T]

[zeebee]

Read the complaint and you'll better appreciate the reason for the charges.

[MarineBrat]

A weapon of a** destruction?

[70th Division]

I would like to see the D.A. take this one to court. Better yet Judge Judy. LOL