“I’m sitting in my own limo and got pulled out. Other than that, I’m going to let my lawyer handle it.”
/From the Evansville Courier Press, reporting on a Bloomington Herald-Times story behind a subscriber wall, on Jeff Overton's arrest after he appeared at the Indiana-Kentucky game to present a $50,000 check for the Play Golf America program:
According to a police report, officers said Overton was yelling at people from a limousine that blocked traffic in front of Kilroy’s Sports Bar on Walnut Street.
The limousine driver told police they were waiting on others, and the driver was instructed to not block traffic.
Later, the limo carrying Overton pulled up next to Bloomington police, and officers report Overton was yelling at people on the street again. Police pulled the limousine over, according to the Herald-Times.
The newspaper reported that Overton repeatedly refused to give his ID to police and refused to step out of the limo. A police report described Overton’s behavior as “belligerent,” and he reportedly told officers “he wasn’t going to do anything.” Police say he smelled of alcohol, his eyes were glassy and his speech was slurred.
Overton was removed from the limo and eventually handcuffed on the ground, a policeman said.
That's never a good thing.
As police were arresting Overton on the public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges, Overton fought and pulled away from police.
Oh no.
As police were arresting Overton on the public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges, Overton fought and pulled away from police. Overton continued to yell at other people, attempted to “wrench” away from police, and refused to give a form of ID to police, an officer told the newspaper.
Other than that, he was a peach, hon.
Overton told the Herald-Times he plans to challenge the charges.
“I feel my rights were violated,” he told the newspaper. “I’m sitting in my own limo and got pulled out. Other than that, I’m going to let my lawyer handle it.”
Music to Tim Finchem's ears!