A Georgia deputy landed himself behind bars in a Florida jail after he hijacked somebody’s seashore tent at a resort, threatened to stab a number of beachgoers, after which refused to cooperate when police had been referred to as.
Christopher Cook dinner resigned from his place on the Floyd County Sheriff’s Workplace in northwest Georgia after he was taken into custody whereas on trip in Panama Metropolis Seashore, Florida.
On July 11, somebody referred to as 911 from the Regency Towers rental condominiums in PCB to report {that a} man was sitting of their seashore chair underneath their tent and refused to maneuver, in accordance with police studies cited by the Miami Herald and WSB-TV.
Dispatchers had been additionally advised that the person had threatened to stab a number of individuals, however that nobody noticed any weapons on him.
When a Bay County sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene, he encountered Cook dinner sitting within the chair. The deputy defined that Cook dinner couldn’t sit in a chair bought by another person, however the 46-year-old remained the place he was.
After different deputies had been referred to as to the condos and didn’t get Cook dinner to maneuver on his personal, they tried to take him into custody.
Deputies say that Cook dinner resisted arrest and pushed one officer’s arm to attempt to get away, started to jerk his arms away, and tucked them beneath him to stop being handcuffed.
As soon as deputies efficiently cuffed Cook dinner, he then proceeded to inform them his title was “John Doe.”
Deputies spoke with the sufferer, who stated Cook dinner broke two seashore chairs and likewise drank a $15 alcoholic slushy the sufferer purchased.
Witnesses additionally reported that Cook dinner harassed a household sitting with their youngsters, who dialed 911. Then, Cook dinner walked all the way down to the seashore and began threatening to stab a number of individuals.
As deputies drove Cook dinner to the Bay County Jail, they are saying he tried to slide out of his handcuffs. A deputy seen and stopped the patrol automobile and requested one other deputy to verify Cook dinner hadn’t gotten free.
It wasn’t till they obtained to the jail that they found a handcuff key on Cook dinner. Deputies additionally reviewed footage from contained in the patrol automobile displaying him making an attempt to unlock his handcuffs.
He’s been charged with theft, resisting arrest, possession of a hid handcuff key whereas in custody (a felony), offering false ID to a legislation enforcement officer, and disorderly conduct.
