Not Acworth
An officer was flagged down at the Chevron station off Busbee Drive and Chastain Road by an employee of the gas station to investigate a suspicious automobile at 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. According to the employee, a car had been sitting at a gas pump for more than 30 minutes and the occupant had not come out. When the officer approached the vehicle, the driver was found unconscious and salivating profusely on himself. After the man was awakened by the officer pounding on the window, he stumbled out of the car and tried to walk off. He was stopped and was having a difficult time standing, so the officer had to hold him upright. While the officer was supporting him, the man reached down, unzipped his pants and began urinating in front of the officer and customers of the gas station. The man said he had been at a party in Acworth and was trying to get back to his home, also in Acworth. The officer asked him where he thought he was, and he replied, “Acworth.” He was too inebriated to complete a Field Sobriety Evaluation, but the man was given a state breathalyzer test and tested positive for alcohol. His car was impounded and he was charged with driving under the influence and public indecency.
Caught in the Act
An officer was on foot patrol at the KSU Apartments at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when a silver Nissan Pathfinder was spotted at the edge of the parking lot in an unlit area. A lighter could be seen flickering inside the vehicle, and when the officer approached, the smell of marijuana became strong. The officer knocked on the window, but the passengers would not open the window or door to respond. The officer explained that he knew they had marijuana, and they finally came out of the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle said he had just smoked, but that he did not have any more marijuana in the car. When the officer conducted a search of the vehicle, however, a gram of marijuana was found in a canister on the arm rest. A glass and a wooden smoking device were also found in the vehicle. The owner of the SUV was arrested and the passenger was released at the scene.
Baseball Bat Beating
An officer was dispatched to University Place on Sunday, Sept. 30 in response to an intoxicated person. A male student had been drinking heavily for days and was pacing the apartment and beating a trash can with a baseball bat, according to his roommates. The students said he had not been aggressive with them, but that they feared for their safety and his. The student had already had a previous incident that involved heavy drinking and had an appointment scheduled the following week with KSU Counseling and Psychological Services. He was not placed under arrest and said he would just remain in his room for the night.
