Man charged with battery for farting near cop

[Kevin and 10]

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man has been charged with battery on a police officer for allegedly passing gas and fanning it toward a patrolman.

Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, W. Va., 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.

'I couldn't hold it no more'

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."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26877682/

Edited September 25, 2008 by Kevin and Tuyen

[IAMX 3,055]

Someone in that area should tell those officers to grow a pair of balls.

Edited September 25, 2008 by SRVT

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Cops are pigs.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

Cops are pigs.

there's no need for that

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Cops are pigs.

Ergo, they should be able to tolerate the odour--ergo, charge is bakvas.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Cops are pigs.

there's no need for that

There is.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Guess they need tazers.

[akdiver 3]

I agree - cops ARE bigs and I think this bogus charge is a Crock of ####.....so to speak.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Good thing it wasn't a shart......

Edited September 25, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[*julez* 124]

Good thing it wasn't a shart......

Especially for the offender, as he'd be left with it in his undershorts...eeewww....

P.S. Shart is one of my new favorite words of the 00's, with retarculous being my other favorite one.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Good thing it wasn't a shart......

Especially for the offender, as he'd be left with it in his undershorts...eeewww....

P.S. Shart is one of my new favorite words of the 00's, with retarculous being my other favorite one.

See Along Came Polly for a funny use "shart"... LOL

[*julez* 124]

Good thing it wasn't a shart......

Especially for the offender, as he'd be left with it in his undershorts...eeewww....

P.S. Shart is one of my new favorite words of the 00's, with retarculous being my other favorite one.

See Along Came Polly for a funny use "shart"... LOL

Will check it out once I am home and no longer under the watchful eyes of Big Brother.