yotetrapper
Regular Member
I'm pretty sure I handled this wrong, actually I know I did, however there was no arrest and they never got their hands on my firearm(s). I would appreciate everyones input so I can better handle a situation like this if it were to arise again, although I hope it never does.
Background: my driveway is a 1mile long sloppy muddy mess, the first 1/2 is on my neighbors private property and the last 1/2 is on our private property even though it has a street name and sign. And it was 11pm.
So my wife had an out of state friend visiting and said friend had a couple drinks, became very upset, and wanted a ride to the airport which is roughly 20-25miles away. Being that it was a Friday night, my wife had gone to bed and a couple of friends and myself had just had a drink or 2, not intoxicated but did not want to make that trip, we told her she just needs to relax and we can solve things in the morning. She then went to the front porch to have a smoke. Roughly 45mins-1hr later we realized she had left, on foot. Keep in mind the nearest convenience is 9mi. away. I decided I ,still not intoxicated, better go find her. 3/4 the way down my driveway I came upon 2 vehicles @ around 100yds away, side by side with headlights shining at me. Then came the light show as they pulled up to me. Realizing what was about to happen, I unholstered my 1911 and set it on my passenger seat and left my .22 revolver on the center floor board where it always sits. Because I can't roll down my window, due to stripping gears and it being covered in mud, I opened my door and to my surprise there was an officer about 30-45ft. away, whom I did not see before I opened my door. Officer1: "Shut the door."
Me: "No, this is my driveway, what's going on? " (probably not the best response)
Officer1: "Get out of the vehicle!" Me: "Yes sir." (I got out and shut the door behind me)
Officer1: "Turn around, face the truck and put your hands on your head!"
Me: (I complied)
Officer1: "I'm putting you in handcuffs but you are not under arrest."
Officer2: (has tazer drawn on me)
Officer1: (frisks me) "Where's the pistol that goes in this holster?"
Me: "In my truck."
Officer2: "Can I search your truck?"
Me: "No you can not."
Officer2: "ok."
Officer1: "So what's going on?"
Me: "I don't know, What is going on?"
Officer1: "How much have you had to drink tonight?"
Me: "very little."
Officer2: "Should we breathalyze him?"
Officer1: "Ya."
Me: "I'm on private property."
Officer2: "Blow in this or we'll take you in on DUI right now."
Me: (I complied) "Do I get to know what I blew?"
Officer2: "No."
Officer1 then explains my wife's friend had called because she was lost, didn't know what to do, and people were "trying to beat her up". He then asked for my side and I told him she was drinking, became upset, and set off on foot. That we were worried about her so I went to find her.
Officer2: "the way you were acting, had you been reaching around we would of had the right to shoot you!"
Me: "Can I speak with her?"
Officer2: "No!"
Me: "Can you relay her a message for me?"
Officer1: "yes."
Me: "She's safe and welcome to come back to the house and we can figure everything out in the morning."
Officer2: "She's not going back to the house."
Me: "Shes been drinking and she's not thinking straight."
Officer2: "She's had a lot less to drink than you, she's all 0s and your a 0.028."
Me: "So your gona take her to the airport then?"
Officer2: "Yes, most likely." (He returned to his vehicle)
Officer1: "I'm going to remove your hand cuffs and you need to stay right here (25ft from my truck) untill we drive over that little hill (about 100yds away), if you go back to your truck before we get that far I will come out with my gun drawn." (Removes my cuffs and leaves).
Me: "Yes sir."
I then proceeded home and no longer maintained that 0.028BAC.
Like I said I know I handled the situation very poorly, and I don't ever want to perform this baddly ever again, so please chime in. What did I do right, what did I do wrong, and how can I better handle a situation like this if it were to arise again?
Background: my driveway is a 1mile long sloppy muddy mess, the first 1/2 is on my neighbors private property and the last 1/2 is on our private property even though it has a street name and sign. And it was 11pm.
So my wife had an out of state friend visiting and said friend had a couple drinks, became very upset, and wanted a ride to the airport which is roughly 20-25miles away. Being that it was a Friday night, my wife had gone to bed and a couple of friends and myself had just had a drink or 2, not intoxicated but did not want to make that trip, we told her she just needs to relax and we can solve things in the morning. She then went to the front porch to have a smoke. Roughly 45mins-1hr later we realized she had left, on foot. Keep in mind the nearest convenience is 9mi. away. I decided I ,still not intoxicated, better go find her. 3/4 the way down my driveway I came upon 2 vehicles @ around 100yds away, side by side with headlights shining at me. Then came the light show as they pulled up to me. Realizing what was about to happen, I unholstered my 1911 and set it on my passenger seat and left my .22 revolver on the center floor board where it always sits. Because I can't roll down my window, due to stripping gears and it being covered in mud, I opened my door and to my surprise there was an officer about 30-45ft. away, whom I did not see before I opened my door. Officer1: "Shut the door."
Me: "No, this is my driveway, what's going on? " (probably not the best response)
Officer1: "Get out of the vehicle!" Me: "Yes sir." (I got out and shut the door behind me)
Officer1: "Turn around, face the truck and put your hands on your head!"
Me: (I complied)
Officer1: "I'm putting you in handcuffs but you are not under arrest."
Officer2: (has tazer drawn on me)
Officer1: (frisks me) "Where's the pistol that goes in this holster?"
Me: "In my truck."
Officer2: "Can I search your truck?"
Me: "No you can not."
Officer2: "ok."
Officer1: "So what's going on?"
Me: "I don't know, What is going on?"
Officer1: "How much have you had to drink tonight?"
Me: "very little."
Officer2: "Should we breathalyze him?"
Officer1: "Ya."
Me: "I'm on private property."
Officer2: "Blow in this or we'll take you in on DUI right now."
Me: (I complied) "Do I get to know what I blew?"
Officer2: "No."
Officer1 then explains my wife's friend had called because she was lost, didn't know what to do, and people were "trying to beat her up". He then asked for my side and I told him she was drinking, became upset, and set off on foot. That we were worried about her so I went to find her.
Officer2: "the way you were acting, had you been reaching around we would of had the right to shoot you!"
Me: "Can I speak with her?"
Officer2: "No!"
Me: "Can you relay her a message for me?"
Officer1: "yes."
Me: "She's safe and welcome to come back to the house and we can figure everything out in the morning."
Officer2: "She's not going back to the house."
Me: "Shes been drinking and she's not thinking straight."
Officer2: "She's had a lot less to drink than you, she's all 0s and your a 0.028."
Me: "So your gona take her to the airport then?"
Officer2: "Yes, most likely." (He returned to his vehicle)
Officer1: "I'm going to remove your hand cuffs and you need to stay right here (25ft from my truck) untill we drive over that little hill (about 100yds away), if you go back to your truck before we get that far I will come out with my gun drawn." (Removes my cuffs and leaves).
Me: "Yes sir."
I then proceeded home and no longer maintained that 0.028BAC.
Like I said I know I handled the situation very poorly, and I don't ever want to perform this baddly ever again, so please chime in. What did I do right, what did I do wrong, and how can I better handle a situation like this if it were to arise again?