NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Michael Gleason was a regular at the North Fort Myers Walmart Supercenter. So much so there was a “no trespassing order” issued on his behalf.
Dressed in his all-black Sunday’s best, with his sunglasses strapped across his head, Gleason walked outside the box store and cracked open a freshly purchased Mike’s Hard Lemonade before preparing to assume his usual spot.
Moments later, deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office were preparing to intercept Gleason. From the moment he arrived at the store along Pine Island Road, employees noticed him and immediately contacted authorities.
They would not be the only person contacting 9-1-1 that day.
THE ART OF THE DOUBLE 9-1-1 DIAL
Deputies approached Gleason and quickly determined a warrant for previous trespassing at the location had been violated. There was also a new charge since Gleason was clearly drinking from an open alcoholic beverage.
As the process continued, Gleason became “impatient,” according to the arrest reporter. Then after fiddling with his cell phone, he dialed three familiar dial tones and let the speaker phone take over.
“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”
As the responding deputy for trespassing approached Gleason, he hung up quickly before giving the operator any sort of response.
WHEN WORDS FAIL, TURN PHYSICAL
Despite being defiant and disrespectful, Gleason felt the need to add something else to the turn of events: physicality.
After refusing to follow basic commands or leave the property, deputies attempted to place handcuffs on Gleason. However, while trying to apply physical restraints, Gleason broke free and swung his arms at the arresting deputies leading to strikes with the hand and elbow.
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Additional support helped detain Gleason, who flopped with dead weight until he could be loaded into the patrol vehicle.
Gleason was arrested and transported to the Lee County Jail. He faces multiple charges, including trespassing, resisting an officer, open container, and misuse of 9-1-1.
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