On Friday, at around 4:25 p.m., Sergeant Samantha Seay responded to the closed-down cat’s car wash on Old Lantana Road for an intoxicated Man who passed out behind the wheel of a white truck.

The officer made contact with the man in question as he was slumped over the wheel asleep in the bay on the far right. The officer knocked several times on the driver’s window until he slowly came to. He was observed to have slow sluggish movements and was generally unresponsive verbally.

The officer opened the door to see if he needed medical attention which is when he began regaining consciousness. He had slurred speech and an odor of alcohol. He identified himself as Chad Hopkins, and as he stepped out of the vehicle he was observed to be very unsteady on his feet.

As Emergency Medical Services checked him out, Hopkins gave them the wrong birthday. When asked what he had to drink, he said that he had many Voodoo Rangers and that they were very strong. He denied performing sobriety tests because he knew he was drunk.

He also told the officer that he had “a ton of weapons in the vehicle”. A search would confirm this and many firearms including a .22 rifle, Remington 870 pump action, Ruger .357 Blackhawk, Mossberg 12 gauge, Mossberg Patriot .308, Bushnell scope, Llama .380, and an AMT .380.

Due to the ice and snow as well as Hopkins’s inability to be steady on his feet, it was deemed it would be safer for Emergency Medical Services to take his blood at intake. When they arrived on the scene, however, Hopkins said he “doesn’t do blood” and became verbally adamant that he was not going to get his blood drawn. The officer told him that she had a warrant for his blood, but he began balling up his fists in response and saying he was not going to have his blood drawn.

Officers then strapped Hopkins into the restraint chair, and EMS did their best to perform the blood draw despite Hopkins’s fighting against them. After obtaining the blood, officers released Hopkins from the restraint chair but he became combative and they had to tase him to get him into his cell.

Hopkins was charged with driving under the influence, implied consent, and possession of a handgun while intoxicated.