DUI Crash Staged As Stolen Vehicle

SPRING HILL - Authorities say a man tried to cover up a drunken driving crash by parking his Jeep and reporting it stolen.

Deputy Derek Origon was taking the suspect's statement early Tuesday morning when a report came in that the Jeep in question was found badly damaged in the Beall's parking lot on Cortez Boulevard.

Once on scene, Origon confirmed that the Jeep did belong to James Bailey, but parts of the suspect's story didn't add up. Bits of wood were scattered throughout the damage and it was obvious to the deputy that the Jeep hadn't struck the light pole it was parked next to.

The deputy confronted Bailey with these facts and the suspect admitted that he been out drinking the night before and crashed into the woods somewhere, a report shows.

Bailey, 32, of 13024 Lola Drive, was charged with filing a false police report and giving a false name to law enforcement.

Spitting Blood Earns

Felony Charges

BROOKSVILLE A man faces three counts of battery after he spit blood at a deputy and paramedics, a report shows.

The suspect, Monty Albright, 34, of 12020 Pitcairn St., was wandering Zoller Street intoxicated and bleeding from the nose and lip when a deputy stopped him around 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Residents said Albright, had been around since 10 a.m., yelling at the men standing on the corner and swinging his fists at them.

When the deputy moved in to arrest Albright on a charge of disorderly intoxication, the suspect reportedly tried to spit blood at him and, later, at the paramedics treating Albright's injuries.

Loaded Gun Recovered

From Drunk Man

BROOKSVILLE Police arrested an "extremely intoxicated" man with a loaded pistol in his pocket on Sunday.

Officer Shawn Terry was arriving to a "shots fired" complaint when he came across a Nissan Sentra parked in the roadway of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

The driver, Antonio Jamison, was hunched over the wheel with a beer in his hand, a report shows.

Jamison, 30, of Tampa, was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine and a firearm by a convicted felon after both were reportedly found in the suspect's pockets.