Post by KC on Jul 12, 2006 21:27:40 GMT -5
July 12, 2006 - A Calhoun County sheriff’s deputy was arrested around 4:45 a.m. July 9 by a Florida Highway Patrol officer.
Arrested was Officer Zack R. Barber, 22, 20776 Central Ave., Blountstown.
According to the press release issued by the FHP, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 4:30 a.m. about a deputy passed out behind the wheel of a marked Calhoun County Sheriff’s patrol car on County Road 270 west of State Highway 12 in Liberty County.
Upon arriving at the scene, FHP officers Trooper Jason King and Sgt. Lonnie A. Baker found Barber passed out behind the wheel with the car running and the vehicle in drive.
“I knocked on the window for several minutes, Deputy Barber finally woke up, fumbling around in the car,” said the FHP report completed by King and Baker.
It apparently took Barber several attempts to unlock the vehicle. The FHP officers had to help Baker get out of the car but then he could not stand up without assistance.
“His eyes were bloodshot and speech was slurred. I could smell a strong odor of a alcoholic beverage as he talked,” said the FHP written release.
Barber was arrested for DUI and transported to the Liberty County Jail. His car and firearm were turned over to Major Roman Wood of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department.
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Arrested was Officer Zack R. Barber, 22, 20776 Central Ave., Blountstown.
According to the press release issued by the FHP, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 4:30 a.m. about a deputy passed out behind the wheel of a marked Calhoun County Sheriff’s patrol car on County Road 270 west of State Highway 12 in Liberty County.
Upon arriving at the scene, FHP officers Trooper Jason King and Sgt. Lonnie A. Baker found Barber passed out behind the wheel with the car running and the vehicle in drive.
“I knocked on the window for several minutes, Deputy Barber finally woke up, fumbling around in the car,” said the FHP report completed by King and Baker.
It apparently took Barber several attempts to unlock the vehicle. The FHP officers had to help Baker get out of the car but then he could not stand up without assistance.
“His eyes were bloodshot and speech was slurred. I could smell a strong odor of a alcoholic beverage as he talked,” said the FHP written release.
Barber was arrested for DUI and transported to the Liberty County Jail. His car and firearm were turned over to Major Roman Wood of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department.
story.waltonsun.com/article.display.db.php?a=814