— An officer was patrolling at the Oct. 5 football game against Kentucky when he saw a woman outside of Williams-Brice Stadium staggering towards the line to get into the student section. As the officer approached her, an unknown man also approached her and steadied her as she swayed on her feet. She smelled strongly of alcohol, had slurred speech and was “at times” incoherent. She was led by the officer to be evaluated by paramedics and, while she could walk on her own, she could not walk in a straight line and repeatedly walked into other people. As the woman was being evaluated, the man told the officer he could take her home. The officer later learned the man had never actually met the woman before. After the woman was cleared by paramedics, she told the officer she did not actually have a ticket and was unsure why she had been walking to the line. She said she did not know where her friends were and had no way of contacting them. The officer arrested the woman for disorderly conduct because “she lacked the ability to provide due care for herself.”
— An officer was dispatched to The Roost early on the morning of Oct. 6 in reference to a man passed out. The man was sleeping at the intersection of South Marion Street and Crestwood Drive. Once the man woke, the officer noticed he had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. When asked what his street address was, the man replied with his date of birth. After being cleared by paramedics, the man was arrested for disorderly conduct.
— Shortly after midnight Thursday, an officer was dispatched to the Bates parking lot in reference to a woman passed out near a trash can. The officer spoke with the woman’s friend, who appeared to be extremely drunk. The woman who was passed out near the trash can told the officer she and her friend had had multiple drinks at Sharky’s Bar. They were transported to Palmetto Health Baptist and issued student discipline citations and citations for possessing beer underage.
— Amanda Coyne, News Editor
Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.