Drunk Suspect Licks Police Officer while handcuffed

[Catherine Vincent]

July 25, 2008, 5:06PM
Freeport prisoner faces assault charge after licking officer


By RICHARD STEWART
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Freeport police Sgt. Jay Newton took a licking from a drunken suspect and now he's taking a lot of joking from his fellow officers.

It really was just that — a licking.

While Newton was taking items out of the pockets of Ryan Halverson, 18, at the Freeport city jail early Wednesday, Halverson, who had his hands handcuffed behind him, leaned over and licked Newton on the left cheek. He tried to get in a second lick, but the sergeant moved out of range, police chief Jeff Pynes said.

Halverson, who was being booked on a public intoxication charge, was charged with assault on an officer. He remains in the Brazoria County Jail on $10,000 bond.

The licking could be serious, Pynes said, because it could spread various diseases to the officer.

"We want people to like our officers, but not to lick them," Pynes said.

link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5908047.html

Gross!

[morgan2]

1. hate cops

the guy didnt assault him. He licked him, its kinda gross but so is giving people a full body cavity search. Cops deal with gross things all the time. Get over yourself.

[Donnachaidh]

2. tastes like chicken?

Takes a licking, but keeps on ticking? :evilgrin:

[smalll]

4. No silly, tastes like pork. /nt

:shrug:

[Catherine Vincent]

5. ROFL!

:rofl:

[Donnachaidh]

6. far too obvious

you know the other cops giving him shit will not use that analogy. :shrug:

[Bicoastal]

3. Try licking a lockdown cop in New York, son...

...you'll be eating your meals through a straw for 3 months.

[davidinalameda]

7. maybe he thought Officer Jay was cute or something

:shrug: