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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.
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By nobama
December 23, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
Should have shot him.
By matt
December 23, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
Crack head…is that a huge a*s zit on his head or just a “mouse” from where his dome piece got rocked?? haha
By justsurfin.....
December 23, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
……no Matt….I think it’s one of those big crusty sores the drug users walk around sportin…….
By Not a Bleeding Heart
December 23, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
What a Dumba** Let’s see if it will be him or the friend detoxing on the floor of his jail cell…..
By Metallica
December 23, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
He should have been made to Ride The Lightning.
By laughing out loud
December 23, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
Too late for you Nobama!! Let it go until 2012.
By Arnie
December 23, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
more Dayton Trash arrested! Way to go boys.
By suzyQ
December 23, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
this guy is only 32 years of age? wow, he looks old, sad and a life of repeat is ahead! Go Benji!
By Ben
December 23, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
If only he had been wearing one of the mayor’s stupid new t-shirts, patented in Dayton or some such. Hey Mayor, those t-shirts are going to make dayton a better place to live, stupid
By Ron
December 23, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this
Ben, the mayor’s hat had absolutely nothing to do with this article or are you on hair ron too?
By Ang
December 23, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this
Ive known him since i was about 12 years old and this is not in his behavior, ben has never been on herion so he had to be getting it from a friend, which is not smart but just for the record ive not known him to do hard drugs.
By Oj Simpson
December 23, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
What do you actually expect oh I’m going to stop and cooporate with the officers demands I have two drugs on me which are classified as a schedule 2 substances in other words meaning prison time for him ask yourself exactly what grounds do they have to search him, because some neighbor said they thought the house was used as a location for drug activity or because of his appearance a police officer can say anything his word is not even considered to be questioned it’s almost like god himself said it so it must be true remember man is not perfect and without flaw even the supposedly most noble prejudge and make hasty decisions.
By Jim
December 23, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
DON’T YOU JUST LOVE DAYTON,AN WE WORRY ABOUT THE GUY AN WENDYS.HE COULD HAVE BLOWED AWAY ALL THAT SCUM AN HELPED OUT THE POLICE OFFICER BEING DRUG.WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLES IN THE HOUSE?
By Danny
December 23, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
If you ask me the whole thing is racist - white guy walking out the back door of a house on Utah Ct. - of course he doesnt belong there! Since when was walking out the back door a crime? Now posession, thats another thing. But bottom line is the IMprobable-cause for the stop was racist! IMHO
By Ronald Goldman
December 23, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
Oj, Your are stupid. You might want to read the Ohio Revised Code before you post a dumb comment.
By Jeff Ballard
December 23, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
Danny, You are stupid. You and OJ can read the Ohio Revised Code together.
By Corlett Boy
December 23, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
Good Job Downing!!! I am sure you beat him good like a true sailor! I heard you hit him with some frozen dog poop that was laying on the ground next to him! Next beer is on me!
By Dana RN
December 23, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this
Go figure, it was for a friend! Have fun in the slammer dude! I have to agree those sores look like those prevalent on so many drug users. They could be skid marks on his face from trying to evade and run from the police :) No one ever said lawbreakers were smart!
By Me
December 23, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
Good cop work!
By ecp3886
December 23, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this
This young man would of been better off not resisting arrest. He is looking for some hard time in jail. He needs a Tatoo on his forhead. Stupid person please arrest me.
By OUT OF TOWN
December 23, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this
Hey Ang, If your friend has never been on drugs, Then why did his dope feen a*s get busted for possession in 2/08/ ?
By steve
December 23, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this
well this tu-d will get a walk do to a sympathedic judge and this criminal’s bottom feeder..
By truley
December 23, 2008 11:35 PM | Link to this
Why has he been released from the jail by the detectives and the prosecutor? He is also on probation. He’s a snitch, and a piece of sh*t thats why. God Bless his Loved ones. I pray for him.
By rj
December 29, 2008 6:14 AM | Link to this
Egads….guess that means it’s open season in the Mall parking lots for all those bad, bad illegal parkers…
By flybenji
January 3, 2009 7:41 PM | Link to this
Dysfunctional faimilies in Dayton produce one addict after another so what else is new?