Robert Brantley

Name of Accused:
BRANTLEY, ROBERT MICHAEL

Date of Arrest:
06/29/2024


Charges For Arrest:
PUBLIC INDECENCY-1ST OR 2ND OFFENSE – MISDEMEANOR
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 06/29/2024
, at approximately 1857 hours, I was patrolling the City of Carrollton in my black and white police vehicle marked with reflective “POLICE” lettering on both sides and rear. While driving westbound on Alabama Street, I looked and observed what appeared to be a white male lying on the ground outside the Quik Pik (1046 Alabama Street) naked, exposing his peis. I turned around and got out with the male, relaying what was going on to my dispatcher to send me another unit. While pulling up, I pointed my patrol car toward the male so the interaction would be captured on my dash camera. As I exited my patrol car, I realized the male had on a pair of swimming trunks that were around his ankles and a t-shirt. As I approached, the male looked and made eye with me and made a face as if he knew he was in trouble and pulled his shirt down to cover his peis. I asked the male to pull up his pants, and he did. I then explained to him that it was broad daylight and that this store is constantly frequented by customers, both children and adults.
I asked him why his pants were down, and he couldn’t even speak a full sentence due to his intoxicated status. It should be noted that the male had urinated on himself and had the overwhelming odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his person. I observed an empty box of beer and a half-consumed 40-ounce – glass beer bottle next to the male, later identified as Robert Brantley, after asking him numerous times for his name. Due to Brantley’s condition, I called Cpl. Thomasson with the Carroll County Crisis Response Team and asked if she knew the male I was out with. Cpl. Thomasson said Tanner was very familiar with Brantley and would more than likely 10-13 (10-13 in mental health in Georgia is a legal procedure that allows individuals in a mental health crisis who pose a danger to themselves or others to be involuntarily committed for evaluation and treatment at an approved mental health treatment center.).
I then asked Brantley if he wanted to go to the hospital, and he said yes. I called for an ambulance over my radio because I knew the Carroll County Jail wouldn’t take him in this condition unless he was cleared by medical personnel. I then relocated inside the store to speak with the clerk. The clerk asked for Brantley to be criminally trespassed from the property, and I filled out the criminal trespass notice. West Georgia Ambulance responded, and I informed them Brantley was found in an intoxicated status and couldn’t complete a sentence due to the amount of alcohol he had consumed. Brantley was transported to Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton at his own free will.
At 2300 hours, I was notified by dispatch that Brantley had been cleared by Tanner Medical staff and was about to be released. I relocated to Tanner and made with Brantley. Brantley was still in a highly intoxicated status. I informed him to pull his pants up because he had them down again, exposing his buttocks. I asked him if he remembered me, and he made a confused face and looked down. I said from the gas station to refresh his memory, and I asked if he remembered why I got out with him. Brantley said nothing and stood there, squinting his face as if he were trying to process what I said. I said because he was intoxicated, and Brantley said, “Yes.” Brantley made it seem like he went to Tanner instead of jail.
I explained to Brantley that this was due to his intoxicated status, and I knew from experience that the jail wouldn’t take him in the intoxicated state unless he had paperwork from Tanner that he was cleared from the hospital. I then informed Brantley that this was simple and that as long as he was calm, this would go smoothly, and I told him to turn around and place his hands behind his back. Brantley complied, and I placed him into handcuffs with his palms facing outward. They were then double-checked for proper fit and double-locked to prevent them from tightening down on his hands. It should be noted that this is a reoccurring issue with police being called or just finding Brantley under the influence of alcohol and passed out on the city sidewalks and businesses. This is a danger to himself and the public, and is why I made the decision to place him under arrest and charge him with the below charges.
Brantley was transported to Carroll County Jail and charged with the following:
Public Indecency OCGA 16-6-8
Public Drunkeness OCGA 16-11-41
Warrants have been typed and are awaiting a signature from a judge.
[End of Narrative]