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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Police: Man drags, punches officer during drug bust
DAYTON - A 31-year-old man suspected of buying heroin from a house at 32 Utah Court is in jail after he dragged and punched a police officer Monday night, Dec. 21.
Benjamin J. Gulley walked out the back door of the house at about 10 p.m. as officers responding to a neighbor complaint about drug activity arrived to check the scene, according to a police report.
Benjamin J. GulleyGulley kept walking as Officer Jeffrey Downing was questioning what he was doing in the house. Gulley said he could not provide an identification, according to a police report.
As Downing questioned Gulley, a blue pickup truck pulled up with two white males inside. Gulley said it was “my ride” and he had identification inside the truck, the report stated.
Downing became suspicious as Gulley fumbled with items inside the truck and started reaching for things, the report stated. Then Gulley began to walk away from the truck.
As Downing escorted Gulley back to his cruiser in order to obtain some identification, Gulley took off running with Downing still clutching his jacket, the report stated.
Gulley dragged the officer as he tried to run away, then turned around and swung at Downing, hitting him in the shoulder, the report stated. Gulley then tried to get out of his jacket, when another officer arrived to help Downing subdue the suspect, the report stated.
Gulley kept swinging at the officers, so the officers started swinging back in order to subdue him, the report stated.
Once in handcuffs, police found heroin and marijuana in Gulley’s pockets, the report stated.
“I was getting it for a friend,” Gulley said. “I know it was stupid, but I was getting it for a friend.”
Gulley also said the two men in the truck were coming to pick him up because they wanted heroin, the report stated.
Those men were not charged, but Gulley was arrested on felony charges of assault of a police officer and drug possession, the report stated. He was also charged with resisting arrest.
TweetMan in critical condition after walking into traffic
DAYTON - A man is still in critical condition after he intentionally stepped out in front of a car on North Main Street Monday night, Dec. 22, according to police.
Robert Brisco, 45, is fighting for his life at Miami Valley Hospital after he suffered significant head injuries when he was struck by an SUV in the 3300 block of North Main Street, according to police.
Brisco was walking southbound on North Main Street at about 9 p.m. when he suddenly walked into the path of the vehicle. The driver of the SUV was not injured and is not being charged in the accident, according to police.
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