Denton man charged in disturbance, trying to take officer’ gun
Denton TX April 14 2021 A 21-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were arrested Saturday morning after the woman allegedly drove while intoxicated and the man, also allegedly intoxicated, tried to take an officer’s stun gun while being booked into jail, according to a police report.
At about 1:34 a.m., a caller reported two people in a truck were driving in the parking lot outside an apartment, one of which seemed very intoxicated. Police arrived at the 2500 block of Brinker Road and stopped the vehicle, speaking to the occupants — a man and woman — separately.
The woman was driving when police arrived and told them she went to a party with the man at 11:00 p.m. and that she had two medium-sized, “super-strong” cocktails to drink, the report states. Officers conducted sobriety tests and observed sufficient clues to indicate intoxication. She was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Officers observed the man was speaking incoherently, slurring his speech and had the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. The report states that when he was asked to exit the vehicle, he immediately turned around and put his hands behind his back, saying he knew what was going to happen. While standing outside, officers observed he almost fell. He was arrested on a charge of alcohol public intoxication.
After being transported to jail and searched, the man allegedly reached for a security officer’s stun gun. The report states he was able to get his whole hand on the stun gun before another officer pulled him away. He was additionally charged with attempt to take weapon from an officer.
