Posted on 01/09/2023 6:37:52 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 32-year-old sheriff’s deputy in Florida was fired after he was found “slumped over” behind the wheel in an agency-issued cruiser last month “obviously drunk” with alcohol bottles littered throughout his vehicle.
According to documents obtained by Nexstar’s WFLA, 32-year-old Christopher Greene, who had been with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office since June 2019, was found unconscious inside his marked cruiser at a Hillsborough County intersection on the evening of Dec. 18.
After stopping at a red light, he fell unconscious.
“Deputy Greene remained stationary,” documents stated. Documents show a full light cycle passed before traffic began to flow around his cruiser.
The documents stated that according to another deputy, “He was obviously drunk.”
Shortly afterward, a woman walked up to the passenger side of Greene’s cruiser and found the deputy slumped over and “asleep.” She called 911 and told the dispatcher that Greene was “passed out in his patrol car.”
When a Hillsborough County deputy patrolling the area arrived, Greene “came to.”
“It appeared that Deputy Greene prepared to put his cruiser in drive, but realized the HCSO cruiser was blocking him. Deputy Greene exited his PCSO cruiser, and he appeared ‘normal,'” documents added.
Authorities said Greene appeared as though he wanted to drive away and was “reluctant to step out,” telling the HCSO deputy, “I’m fine.”
Documents show authorities had not even considered alcohol to be a factor in the incident and asked Greene if he had a medical condition. Greene replied that he had recently been diagnosed as diabetic. He was later transported to an area hospital for evaluation.
Authorities said they had planned to drive Greene’s cruiser back to his house, then found several alcoholic beverages inside the vehicle.
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One set of rules for them, a different set for us. I’m opposed.
Metro State Services in Orlando needs “officers” and a new leader. He could go run that outfit now that Jeremy dewitte is in prison.
What? He obviously had a bad case of diabetes.
This is exactly the conclusion they would come to if it had been you or I.
“mini whiskey bottles”
They’re called “nips” dang it!
Rules for thee not for me
We called ‘em “pops”.
Being a cop is not for everyone. Its a tough, stressful and dangerous job. He needs to go do something else.
He should be charged convicted and jailed
I’m surprised he didn’t claim sovereign immunity. Or Thin Blue line or something like that.
They gave this schmuck every benefit imaginable in terms of ignoring the facts of the situation. There seems to have been significant bias on the part of the attending officer/s.
Please note that bias does not have to be conscious. Just the appearance of this person in a cruiser apparently caused the Hillsborough County officer/s to pre-judge the driver.
BTW - was the accused in possession of a firearm at the time of the offense? Naughty, naughty.
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