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"Dispatch advised the caller stated the vehicle was all over the road and at one point was even driving on the wrong side. The caller also described the vehicle as a black passenger car. Arriving in the area, myself and Captain Ferguson were able to locate the caller,
who was still following the suspect vehicle, which was actually a blue Lexus. Getting behind the vehicle, Captain Ferguson observed the vehicle almost strike the curb as it moved into the left turn lane at Yeager Rd and Sagamore Pkwy.
When Captain Ferguson requested GILLIS' driver‘s license and registration for the vehicle, GILLIS kept organizing papers he had pulled from the glove box. When asked again for his driver's license, GILLIS attempted to hand over a debit card. When told it was not his license, GILLIS proceeded to pull out another debit or credit card and hand it over instead of his
license, which was in plain view in his wallet. In order to get GILLIS's license, Captain Ferguson had to tell him his license was under his thumb and point out specifically where it was in his wallet.
He also took photographs of the damage to the right rear side of the vehicle. There was damage consistent with a crash and GILLIS stated to Captain Ferguson, when asked, that there had been no prior damage to the vehicle and there should be no damage anywhere leading us to believe he may have crashed while he was operating the vehicle intoxicated.
While myself and Lt. Brewer were attempting to ask GILLIS questions, he kept telling Lt. Brewer he had something to ask him. He would then tell Lt. Brewer to look him in the eyes and not ask anything. GILLIS also seemed to think there was some conspiracy going on. He kept telling me throughout the encounter that the "White guy" I was with shook his head at him and told him it was okay and he didn't understand why I was doing this and that it wasn't necessary.
It should be noted that at the hospital, GILLIS did begin to get verbally aggressive. At one point, as we were making our way to the assigned room, GILLIS stopped walking and refused to go any further for a couple of moments. He also advised he could cause trouble if he really wanted. In reference to this, I advised GILLIS this was the route we had to take, and if he'd prefer we could get another officer to the hospital to assist with getting him where he needed to be. Once we got to the hospital room, GILLIS advised he had to use the restroom. I attempted to explain to him that due to him being the opposite gender, I could not supervise him using the restroom. At this GILLIS became angry and became very irrational. He could not seem to grasp the idea of being in custody and why I could not uncuff him and let a male nurse or doctor accompany him to the restroom. A nurse did offer the option of using a bedpan if GILLIS really had to use the restroom, but I deemed that an unsafe idea due to GILLIS' temper and he insisted on being uncuffed to use the restroom.
Also at the hospital, GILLIS began to say over and over that I ”had no clue" and that I could have just let him go because he wasn't doing anything wrong or hurting anyone. He also made comments and implied that I was going to lose my job over arresting him and he was going to sue me because the cuff on his left hand was too tight and I would not let him use the restroom. It should be noted that when GILLIS stated the circulation in his left hand was
being cut off, I checked the cuff for tightness and found it to be not overly tight. I was able to fit a finger between his hand and the cuff. There was no possible way for the cuff to cut off his circulation."
"Dispatch advised the caller stated the vehicle was all over the road and at one point was even driving on the wrong side. The caller also described the vehicle as a black passenger car. Arriving in the area, myself and Captain Ferguson were able to locate the caller,
who was still following the suspect vehicle, which was actually a blue Lexus. Getting behind the vehicle, Captain Ferguson observed the vehicle almost strike the curb as it moved into the left turn lane at Yeager Rd and Sagamore Pkwy.
When Captain Ferguson requested GILLIS' driver‘s license and registration for the vehicle, GILLIS kept organizing papers he had pulled from the glove box. When asked again for his driver's license, GILLIS attempted to hand over a debit card. When told it was not his license, GILLIS proceeded to pull out another debit or credit card and hand it over instead of his
license, which was in plain view in his wallet. In order to get GILLIS's license, Captain Ferguson had to tell him his license was under his thumb and point out specifically where it was in his wallet.
He also took photographs of the damage to the right rear side of the vehicle. There was damage consistent with a crash and GILLIS stated to Captain Ferguson, when asked, that there had been no prior damage to the vehicle and there should be no damage anywhere leading us to believe he may have crashed while he was operating the vehicle intoxicated.
While myself and Lt. Brewer were attempting to ask GILLIS questions, he kept telling Lt. Brewer he had something to ask him. He would then tell Lt. Brewer to look him in the eyes and not ask anything. GILLIS also seemed to think there was some conspiracy going on. He kept telling me throughout the encounter that the "White guy" I was with shook his head at him and told him it was okay and he didn't understand why I was doing this and that it wasn't necessary.
It should be noted that at the hospital, GILLIS did begin to get verbally aggressive. At one point, as we were making our way to the assigned room, GILLIS stopped walking and refused to go any further for a couple of moments. He also advised he could cause trouble if he really wanted. In reference to this, I advised GILLIS this was the route we had to take, and if he'd prefer we could get another officer to the hospital to assist with getting him where he needed to be. Once we got to the hospital room, GILLIS advised he had to use the restroom. I attempted to explain to him that due to him being the opposite gender, I could not supervise him using the restroom. At this GILLIS became angry and became very irrational. He could not seem to grasp the idea of being in custody and why I could not uncuff him and let a male nurse or doctor accompany him to the restroom. A nurse did offer the option of using a bedpan if GILLIS really had to use the restroom, but I deemed that an unsafe idea due to GILLIS' temper and he insisted on being uncuffed to use the restroom.
Also at the hospital, GILLIS began to say over and over that I ”had no clue" and that I could have just let him go because he wasn't doing anything wrong or hurting anyone. He also made comments and implied that I was going to lose my job over arresting him and he was going to sue me because the cuff on his left hand was too tight and I would not let him use the restroom. It should be noted that when GILLIS stated the circulation in his left hand was
being cut off, I checked the cuff for tightness and found it to be not overly tight. I was able to fit a finger between his hand and the cuff. There was no possible way for the cuff to cut off his circulation."
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