According to police, a Chicago officer on vacation in Florida was detained early yesterday after being observed peeing into an ice machine at a beachside bar. The officer was charged with battery and disorderly conduct.
Around 12:30 AM, a Jimmy B’s Beach Bar employee in St. Petersburg allegedly saw Henry Capouch “‘pissing’ on the ice in the machine” as he was “attempting to get ice from the ice machine.”
According to an arrest affidavit, when the employee Richard Klees asked Capouch to stop, Capouch cursed and shoved Klees “a couple times.” Police claim that Capouch then shoved a security guard.
Police discovered Capouch and his girlfriend on the nearby sand when they arrived at the bar, which is a part of the Beachcomber resort. Capouch “was actively resisting” and “not obeying lawful commands while being detained,” according to the police.
Battery and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, led to Capouch’s arrest. He posted a $650 bond and was released from custody early on Monday.
The affidavit states that Capouch showed an “indication of alcohol influence.”
Capouch is a Chicago Police Department officer who has been serving on the force for five years.
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