Post by WaTcHeR on Jan 4, 2007 12:32:39 GMT -5
01.04.2007 - An Allegheny County police officer pulled over for drunken driving on New Year's morning became belligerent with police, and his brother, also an officer, later threatened the arresting officer, according to an incident report.
Officer Tobias R. Yuhouse, 28, of Elizabeth, who is assigned to Pittsburgh International Airport, was stopped Monday in Versailles.
Versailles Police Officer Fred Hill said he was on patrol when he saw a car driving in the middle of Walnut Avenue at 3:07 a.m.
After turning around and following, Officer Hill said he saw the car drifting from lane to lane and pulled it over.
When Officer Hill approached the car, he said in his report, "I smelled an overwhelming odor of alcohol." He said Officer Yuhouse had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and was "immediately profane and hostile."
Officer Hill said Officer Yuhouse demanded to know why he was pulled over and said he was a county police officer, showing his police identification to Officer Hill and a McKeesport officer who was assisting him.
When Officer Hill said he would arrange for the officer to get a ride home and not charge him, he said Officer Yuhouse "continued to be very belligerent" and complained that he was always being "harassed" by police and "always being pulled over."
Officer Hill contacted a county police supervisor, Officer Perry Vahaly, who went to the scene to drive Officer Yuhouse home. Officer Hill said he explained that he was giving Officer Yuhouse a "huge break" in not arresting him.
But when Officer Yuhouse continued to be belligerent, he said, he decided to place him under arrest and administer field sobriety tests. When Officer Yuhouse refused to cooperate, according to the report, Officer Hill and Officer Vahaly handcuffed him and put him in a Versailles patrol car.
"Defendant was yelling and banging his head off the partition," Officer Hill wrote.
Officer Hill then drove Officer Yuhouse to UPMC McKeesport for a blood test. At the hospital, he said, Officer Yuhouse apologized and asked that the incident be forgotten.
"Defendant was pleading that he will lose his job," wrote Officer Hill. "I advised the defendant I tried to cut him a break and he refused it."
Eventually Officer Yuhouse was driven home.
Officer Hill said he later was advised that Officer Yuhouse's brother, Wilkinsburg Police Officer Doug Yuhouse, had called dispatch to threaten him.
In the recorded call, he said Doug Yuhouse told him to meet him on the Boston Bridge, where he wanted to retrieve his brother's keys, "and that I better bring somebody with me."
When the officers met later in a store parking lot, according to the report, Doug Yuhouse approached Officer Hill with clenched fists, pointed at him and said, "You'll be sorry ."
Officer Hill also said Doug Yuhouse told him that in 14 years as a police officer he had never given another officer a citation.
Officer Tobias Yuhouse is charged with drunken driving and cited for numerous motor vehicle violations. He remains on the county force pending the outcome of the case.
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Officer Tobias R. Yuhouse, 28, of Elizabeth, who is assigned to Pittsburgh International Airport, was stopped Monday in Versailles.
Versailles Police Officer Fred Hill said he was on patrol when he saw a car driving in the middle of Walnut Avenue at 3:07 a.m.
After turning around and following, Officer Hill said he saw the car drifting from lane to lane and pulled it over.
When Officer Hill approached the car, he said in his report, "I smelled an overwhelming odor of alcohol." He said Officer Yuhouse had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and was "immediately profane and hostile."
Officer Hill said Officer Yuhouse demanded to know why he was pulled over and said he was a county police officer, showing his police identification to Officer Hill and a McKeesport officer who was assisting him.
When Officer Hill said he would arrange for the officer to get a ride home and not charge him, he said Officer Yuhouse "continued to be very belligerent" and complained that he was always being "harassed" by police and "always being pulled over."
Officer Hill contacted a county police supervisor, Officer Perry Vahaly, who went to the scene to drive Officer Yuhouse home. Officer Hill said he explained that he was giving Officer Yuhouse a "huge break" in not arresting him.
But when Officer Yuhouse continued to be belligerent, he said, he decided to place him under arrest and administer field sobriety tests. When Officer Yuhouse refused to cooperate, according to the report, Officer Hill and Officer Vahaly handcuffed him and put him in a Versailles patrol car.
"Defendant was yelling and banging his head off the partition," Officer Hill wrote.
Officer Hill then drove Officer Yuhouse to UPMC McKeesport for a blood test. At the hospital, he said, Officer Yuhouse apologized and asked that the incident be forgotten.
"Defendant was pleading that he will lose his job," wrote Officer Hill. "I advised the defendant I tried to cut him a break and he refused it."
Eventually Officer Yuhouse was driven home.
Officer Hill said he later was advised that Officer Yuhouse's brother, Wilkinsburg Police Officer Doug Yuhouse, had called dispatch to threaten him.
In the recorded call, he said Doug Yuhouse told him to meet him on the Boston Bridge, where he wanted to retrieve his brother's keys, "and that I better bring somebody with me."
When the officers met later in a store parking lot, according to the report, Doug Yuhouse approached Officer Hill with clenched fists, pointed at him and said, "You'll be sorry ."
Officer Hill also said Doug Yuhouse told him that in 14 years as a police officer he had never given another officer a citation.
Officer Tobias Yuhouse is charged with drunken driving and cited for numerous motor vehicle violations. He remains on the county force pending the outcome of the case.
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