A Clarkson man has been jailed after being accused of trying to run over his wife and then resisting police.
Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:00, Clarkson Officer Blake Elmore was dispatched to the 300 block of Carrier Street on the report of a husband attempting to run over his wife.
Upon arriving at the scene, Elmore made contact with the husband, 52-year-old Dwayne M. Westmoreland, with Elmore detecting alcohol on his breath. As Elmore questioned Westmoreland, the suspect became “agitated,” according to the arrest citation. Westmoreland continued to “get louder and was cussing,” according to the citation, as Elmore asked the suspect to calm down.
The suspect continued to “yell and cuss,” resulting in Elmore attempting to detain Westmoreland for disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication in a public place.
Elmore asked the suspect to place his hands behind his back, with Westmoreland replying, “I’m not doing sh-t,” the citation says. The suspect continued to yell and curse and refused three times to place his hands behind his back.
Emore then grabbed his taser and told Westmoreland that if he didn’t quit resisting he would be tased. The suspect responded by “lunging” at Elmore, the citation says, with the officer discharging the taser and striking Westmoreland, who then began to comply and complain of chest pains.
EMS arrived on scene, with Westmoreland refusing treatment and transport. Instead, the suspect was taken to Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center for medical clearance by Elmore.
Several officers and deputies arrived on scene, with Grayson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Fred Norder and Leitchfield Officer Kelsey Overton obtaining statements from witnesses of the original incident between Westmoreland and his wife.
According to the citation, the suspect’s wife told police she was walking down the road as Westmoreland yelled at her that he would “drag her by the hair on her head back to the house.” He then began following his wife in a van.
The victim walked behind a trailer and through yards trying to get away from Westmoreland, but he continued to follow her in the van, with the victim telling police that she was afraid he was going to run over her, according to the citation.
When questioned by police about the incident in the ER, Westmoreland again became agitated, cussing and yelling inside the emergency room. Elmore, who was assisted at the hospital by Clarkson Officer Rick Clemons and Leitchfield Officer Eugene Cain, asked him to calm down.
The suspect responded by threatening Elmore, saying, “You’re just a little boy, if I get you out on the street, I’ll beat your ass.”
Westmoreland was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, DUI, resisting arrest, menacing, terroristic threatening, and disorderly conduct. He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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