Police blotter

Not where he thought he was

A 23-year-old man was charged with public drunkenness after he stumbled down Meeting Street in downtown Charleston, a report states. When an officer asked if he knew where he was, the man said he was on Isle of Palms.

Women put on trespass notice

A West Ashley woman, 27, was put on trespass notice after she paid an unwelcome visit to another woman, 29, who was dating her boyfriend.

According to a Charleston County Sheriff's Office report, the two women had been exchanging nasty calls and text messages. During one of the text messages, Woman No. 2 said to the other, "If you wanta fight, bring it on," the report said.

So she did. Woman No. 1 brought a friend to woman No. 2's, where they beat on her door until Woman No. 2's grandmother made them stop. Woman No. 1's friend then got a tire tool and banged on the door again. Woman No. 2 refused to come out of the house and called the sheriff's office.

After finding that out, Woman No. 1 and her friend left in the friend's car. The responding officer found and stopped the car. He saw the tire tool in view. There was disagreement between Woman No. 2 and the two women in the car about the use of the tire tool. Woman No. 1's friend also was put on trespass notice.

Man on bond faces drug charges

A downtown Charleston man who was out on bond on a murder charge was caught by police with a marijuana grinder that's used to remove seeds from the plants, about a gram of marijuana and almost $1,000 in cash folded in a manner "consistent with the sale of narcotics," according to a Charleston police report.

Two officers were patrolling a city block off Meeting and Line streets May 25 when they observed the man standing in the middle of Duc's Court impeding traffic flow and acting nervous. He was looking up and down the street and trying to conceal a silver-colored object. He looked in the direction of the officers, then quickly turned and walked in the other direction. The police officers stopped him and asked him to put the object on the hood of their cruiser.

As Charleston police continued the field interview, he started reaching in his pockets and toward his waistband frequently. A pat-down produced two baggies from the inseam of the man's pants. Then he told them, "It's just weed, just weed. I promise." It later tested presumptive for marijuana.

Additionally, he had $895 in denominations of $100, $50, $20 and $1 bills. The man was charged with possession of marijuana, third or greater, as he has two previous narcotics convictions.

Woman's version of ABCs gets DUI charge

A Columbia resident working in downtown Charleston was charged with DUI early on May 23 after speeding for several blocks on Calhoun Street.

According to a Charleston police report, an officer noticed a woman, 22, driving a Chevy Impala erratically and braking often to avoid hitting cars in front of her.

After pulling her over, the officer noted the smell of alcohol coming from the car. The officer asked for her license, insurance and registration, and the girl gave the officer an insurance card for a Buick. The girl was on the verge of crying, and said she'd had an argument with her boyfriend.

The woman failed a number of field sobriety tests, notably the first one, which required her to recite the alphabet. She began, "A, B, C, D, E, F, β€” I'm sorry, I have to sing it. It's how I learned it β€” A, B, C, D, E, F, G, G, H, J, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, R, S, V, X, Y and Z."

The woman was charged with DUI and taken to Charleston County Detention Center.

Driver charged with backing into police

A 27-year-old man was charged with reckless driving and driving under a suspended license after backing his Honda Civic into a Charleston Police patrol car on Rutledge Avenue, a report states.

The patrol car's blue lights were on, and the officer was repeatedly honking the horn as the man backed up his car. The officer had stopped the car because it was moving "extremely slowly" and was in danger of being rear-ended.

After backing into the patrol car, the man tried to drive away, but he was held and charged.

These news items are taken from selected incident reports from the Charleston Police Department and Charleston County Sheriff's Office.