Man attacks police officer with deadly gas

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.

Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a breathalyzer test.

As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and "passed gas loudly," the complaint said.

Cruz, according to complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.

"The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," the complaint alleged.

He was also charged with driving under the influence, driving without headlights and two counts of obstruction.

Cruz acknowledged passing gas, but said he didn't move his chair toward the officer nor aim gas at the patrolman. He said he had an upset stomach at the time, but police denied his request to go to the bathroom when he first arrived at the station.

"I couldn't hold it no more," he said.

He also denied being drunk and uncooperative as the police complaint alleged. He added he was upset at being prepared for a breathalyzer test while having an asthma attack. The police statement said he later resisted being secured for a trip to a hospital that he requested for asthma treatment.

Cruz said the officers thought the gas incident was funny when it happened and laughed about it with him.

"This is ridiculous," he said. "I could be facing time."

This is ridiculous, I hope it gets tossed out of court.
 

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nfries88 said:
If a fart could be seen as "battery" then I guess most of mines should be doing time too.
I don't think the cops planned to incarcerate his farts. Man, can you imagine that stench after stewing in a cell for 20 years? PEEEEEEE-U. Not to mention having to room with one. :carcus:
 

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Yer breath is bad... It'll go away with yer head
Walter said:
I don't think the cops planned to incarcerate his farts. Man, can you imagine that stench after stewing in a cell for 20 years? PEEEEEEE-U. Not to mention having to room with one. :carcus:

Here's another angle: couldn't they charge him for carrying concealed weapons? Hmm, maybe the farts would count, think about it.
 
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