While on patrol in the
area of Hwy 80, officers came across a male laying on the side of the
road. It appeared that the subject had fallen off his bicycle. The
subject was unresponsive and laying in a pool of urine. While trying to
wake the subject he began to talk and responded with obscene verbal
responses. A strong smell of alcohol was apparent upon his breath and
person. Eyes were bloodshot, speech severely slurred and unsteady on his
feet to the point of almost falling down. While talking with officers,
he began to urinate himself again. He then announced that he was leaving
and began to walk away, while officers told him he was not allowed to
leave just yet. He walked about 50 feet and then turned down a Nature
Foot Trail close by. He began to run and officers could hear him running
through the marsh and water. Officers heard a big splash then and
nothing else. After no verbal response, officers walked down the trail
into the marsh. They found the suspect hiding in a tidal creek up
against the marsh. He then told officers that if they wanted him, they
would have to come and get him out. Officers pulled him from the creek
and after a brief struggle, the suspect was placed in handcuffs and lead
from the marsh. Collapsing to the ground, the suspect then refused to
get up and stated that they would have to drag him out. EMS personnel,
who were also on the scene, assisted officers in picking the suspect up
and escorted him out of the woods. The suspect tried pulling away and
running off again.
Once finally in custody, in the patrol unit, officers searched his
person for contraband. Finding a ceramic smoking device and a small
amount of marijuana. The suspect was treated by the EMS for minor
injuries and placed under arrest for Public Intoxication, Disorderly
Conduct, Possession of Marijuana, (less than an ounce), Possession of a
Drug Related object, and Obstruction of an Officer.
Officers were dispatched to a large fight in one of the Public Parking
Lots. Officers from Tybee and the GBI responded to the scene. Because of
the large crowd and the threat to Public Safety Personnel, the offenders
were sprayed with Department Issued Spray. This action caused the
suspects to stop fighting and allowed the officers involved to arrest
the 7 offenders and charged them with Disorderly conduct.
In another incident, officers placed on top of one of the Hotels in the
area observed a large group of males shouting and closing in on a female
subject. These males were taking pictures of the female. She turned and
posed with them, letting these males fondle and grope her person, while
one male exposed her breasts to the other male photographers. This
behavior continued until the crowd got to large and the female subject
sat back into a vehicle parked next to her. Officers had her exit the
vehicle and placed her under arrest.
In a quiet residential area of the island, officers were dispatched to a
loud music complaint. After failed attempts to locate and establish the
ownership of the vehicle in question, a wrecker was dispatched to tow
the vehicle until ownership could be established. At this time the owner
approached, claiming the vehicle. The GBI agents advised this owner she
had to vacate the area. Another subject approached the vehicles owner
and stated," we'll just meet you around the corner." The agent stated
that she also would need to vacate the area. This subject started
mouthing off, becoming loud and argumentative. The agent advised her
again that she needed to leave the area, at this time she made an
indecent gesture with her middle finger towards the GBI agent and
officers. The Tybee officers then placed her under arrest for Disorderly
Conduct, to preserve the peace in a tense environment.