My Boy Lollipop
Sgt. Jay Newton took a real licking from eighteen-year-old Ryan Halverson when he arrested him on suspicion of being drunk last Wednesday.
As he was taking items from the handcuffed Halverson's pockets, the prisoner leaned over and licked the officer on the left cheek. Newton moved out of range in time to avoid a second lick. Halverson was rewarded with a charge of assault on an officer; he's currently languishing in Brazoria County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Police Chief Jeff Pynes commented, "We want people to like our officers, but not to lick them."
Pynes went onto say that licking could be serious because of the risk of disease. Quite. Halverson has no idea where Newton's face has been.