nice to see cops apply the law fairly to everyone

[Hammer]

:roll:

An off-duty Williamson County sheriff's deputy stopped by police this month smelled of alcohol, but was not arrested because he refused a field sobriety test and officers could not prove he was legally drunk, according to police reports.

Deputy Craig Ferguson was driving home from Hooters in Round Rock, where he drank a "couple of pitchers" of beer and hung out with lieutenants and other "high on the hog" personnel, when Sgt. Nathan Zoss noticed him weaving in a black Toyota Tacoma on Louis Henna Boulevard, the police reports show.

The officer called the deputy's supervisors to the scene and an internal affairs investigation into his actions is ongoing, said John Foster, a spokesman for the department. Foster said investigators will interview other department employees who were at Hooters.

Foster said Ferguson could not comment while the investigation is pending.

The police reports and a video from Zoss' patrol car obtained through the Texas Public Information Act detail what happened after Zoss pulled Ferguson into the parking lot of a Target store about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 6.

When Ferguson pulled out his driver's license, Zoss saw his badge and discovered he was a sheriff's deputy. Zoss could smell alcohol on Ferguson's breath and asked him to step out of the truck and take field sobriety tests, such as standing on one leg and walking in a straight line.

The video shows Ferguson stumble as he got out of the car, and officers ask him to submit to a field sobriety test.

"I'm not going to do any of that," Ferguson told the officer.

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[bradruth]

Refusal to test = automatic arrest & suspension of license here. That and he'd lose his job, which is what should happen anyway.

 

[amoeba]

Hey I live right near there...

 

[Phokus]

ROFL, typical 'blue wall of silence here'. Fvck the cops.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Phokus
ROFL, typical 'blue wall of silence here'. Fvck the cops.

:roll:

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Refusal to test = automatic arrest & suspension of license here. That and he'd lose his job, which is what should happen anyway.

Seriously though, how likely is that to happen, unless there's pressure by people in the county to make it such?

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: isasir

Originally posted by: bradruth
Refusal to test = automatic arrest & suspension of license here. That and he'd lose his job, which is what should happen anyway.

Seriously though, how likely is that to happen, unless there's pressure by people in the county to make it such?

I imagine it's different for a small county dept. My Dept. is WAY too professional to let something like that fly.

 

[Reckoner]

He'll probably get a slap on the wrist. A month's suspension w/pay.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: isasir

Originally posted by: bradruth
Refusal to test = automatic arrest & suspension of license here. That and he'd lose his job, which is what should happen anyway.

Seriously though, how likely is that to happen, unless there's pressure by people in the county to make it such?

Not very likely. This will probably just disappear without any action being taken.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: isasir

Originally posted by: bradruth
Refusal to test = automatic arrest & suspension of license here. That and he'd lose his job, which is what should happen anyway.

Seriously though, how likely is that to happen, unless there's pressure by people in the county to make it such?

Not very likely. This will probably just disappear without any action being taken.

i'm actually really surprised it made the papers. this cop will probably get a reprimand in his record and a week off with pay.