Ocean City security report busy weeks involving fights, assaults and drunken vacationers
Ocean City MD April 13 2021
Security along the coastal area of Maryland has been staying busy for the past several weeks.
From drunken vacationers to fights and assaults, security has reported at least nineteen incidents.
In one incident a security officer was punched at a nightclub before police quickly responded and arrested the assailant.
In another incident, a Hanover, Pa. man was arrested on numerous charges after causing a disturbance outside a downtown nightclub and ultimately had to be hit with a Taser.
Around 11:15 p.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a nightclub on Worcester Street for a reported alcohol overdose. OCPD officers met with the club owner who reportedly told police a person was “going crazy” on the public sidewalk outside of the establishment. The suspect, later identified as Lefere Alston, 22, of Hanover, Pa., had reportedly been unconscious on the sidewalk and when he woke up, he tried fighting everyone around him.
OCPD officers approached the scene and observed a group of six to eight people attempting to calm Alston down, according to police reports. Alston was reportedly attempting to get back into the club, but was being held back by a security guard. Alston reportedly pushed the security guard’s hands away in his attempts to get back into the club.
As the OCPD officer attempted to assess Alston, the suspect reportedly put his hand on the officer’s chest to keep him back. Alston was warned if he kept pushing the officer, he was going to jail, according to police reports. Alston then shoved the officer one more time, causing the officer to lose his balance and step back due to the force of the shove, according to police reports.
At that point, OCPD officers attempted to place Alston under arrest, but he reportedly continued to resist. A Maryland State Police trooper had arrived to assist and grabbed one of Alston’s arms while the OCPD officer grabbed the other, according to police reports.
Alston reportedly continued to resist as other OCPD officers joined the attempt to restrain him. At one point, an OCPD officer drew his taser and told Alston if he did not stop resisting, he would be tasered. However, Alston reportedly shoved that officer with his shoulder and the office ultimately used his Taser on him to bring him into compliance. He was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and other charges.
