They claim that he fit in a port-a-potty and that she ran:
A Connecticut man and his wife were placed under arrest Friday on charges of public intoxication after authorities say they found the 330-pound man seated on the floor of a portable toilet in Bonita Springs and cursing everyone within earshot.Joseph Beaudin, 48, and his wife, Patricia Beaudin, 44, of Bristol, Conn., were transported to Lee County jail for booking.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responding deputies found Joseph Beaudin seated on the floor of a portable toilet near the 7-Eleven on Bonita Beach Road, swearing at EMS personnel and refusing medical attention. The 7-Eleven store is between U.S. 41 and the beach.
When deputies tried to place him under arrest, reports show Beaudin resisted before finally being handcuffed and placed in the rear of a patrol car. Meanwhile, a handcuffed Patricia Beaudin managed to wrench herself away from deputies and make a run for it directly into oncoming traffic on Imperial Shores Boulevard, according to the report. Reports show a deputy then deployed his Taser on her, at which time they were able to escort her to another patrol car.
Ahh, I wish I could have been there.
Posted by floridacracker at March 4, 2008 06:19 AMWait a minute. He was sitting on the floor in port-a-pooper? Yuck...
That must really have been a tight fit, given his size.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 4, 2008 08:12 AMSnowbirds? How about Wooly Mammoths? The only part I don't believe is that they actually stopped her with just a Taser. You know if they caught that scene on a dash-cam, I'll bet the frames were shaking.
Posted by: tfhr at March 4, 2008 09:41 AMCute couple!
Posted by: Ms Calabaza at March 4, 2008 11:09 AMOSHA regulations require all port a let waste products be hand lowered to prevent backsplash..
Maybe that is what he was doing. Who knows what her
excuse was..maybe she was trying to warn the other
Lee county residents of the impending Connecticut
invasion.
I too, would have liked to have been there..in fact, I would pay twenty bucks for the DVD.
Posted by: csason at March 4, 2008 09:01 PMComing soon to an episode of "Cops": "Stinking drunks you wouldn't want to be in the same cell with".
I really don't think I'd care to see any video of either of them doing anything and can only wish them the best as they go back where they came from with a standing arrest warrant if they ever cross the Mason-Dixon line again.