Century Man Arrested For DUI, Animal Cruelty After Police Chase With His Dog

May 23, 2014

A Century man was arrested in Santa Rosa County after leading deputies on a 12-mile alleged drunken chase while holding another man against his will…all with his dog chained in the back of his pickup.

Callers reported William Edward Macks, age 55 of Tedder Road, driving erratically eastbound on Highway 90 in Santa Rosa County where he almost hit a bridge and backed up into traffic at Woodbine Road. Deputies caught up with Macks and his Ford Ranger near Oops Alley, where he reportedly ran a vehicle into the median and continued eastbound, running red lights, running vehicles off the road and ignoring the deputy’s lights and siren.

At Highway 90 and Watkins Road, deputies said they could see a pit bull in the bed of the truck, chained to the truck’s trailer hitch, and they reported a passenger tried unsuccessfully to exit the vehicle. Macks then continued to lead deputies in the pursuit, reaching speeds of 40-50 mph. Macks eventually turned on Canal Drive and made his way to the dead-end on Scenic Shores Road, at which time the pursuit ended.

“Macks took a wrong turn into a dead end road putting an end to this potentially deadly incident,” said Deputy Rich Aloy, public information officer for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in a news release.  “Thankfully, no one was hurt.”

According to an arrest report, Macks refused to get on the ground and was tased by a deputy. He was tased again after refusing to comply with orders to place his hands behind his back.

The passenger, who was not identified by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, said Macks picked him up at Walmart  on Highway 29 in Ensley. The passenger told deputies he tried to get out several times after the pursuit began, but Macks threatened him. When a deputy asked the passenger if he was being held against his will, he stated, “hell yeah he was”, the report states.

Deputies reported finding a half empty bottle of Wild Irish Rose Wine next to the driver’s seat in the pickup. Santa Rosa County Animal Control took custody of the chained dog, which was reportedly standing in broken  glass in the pickup bed.

At the Santa Rosa County Jail, Macks refused a breath alcohol test and began to ramble that he was 600 years old in dog years and that he had ticks and fleas, according to the arrest report, before starting to cry and talk about his past.

Macks was charged with fleeing and eluding, DUI, animal cruelty, false imprisonment and resisting an officer without violence. He also received several traffic citations for running red lights and other offenses. He was being held in the Santa Rosa County Jail without bond.

Comments

5 Responses to “Century Man Arrested For DUI, Animal Cruelty After Police Chase With His Dog”

  1. Jus sayin on May 24th, 2014 5:16 pm

    Animal Lover, you shouldn’t judge, I didn’t see anything that reflected B was a bad person. But no, even I do not agree w/ you, a humans life is way more precious & valuable than an animals, I like animals, but your way off course. He put a lot more people in danger than 1 dog, so back off & butt out. Don’t mean to be ugly, but, nuff said.

  2. Animal Lover on May 24th, 2014 6:51 am

    The animal cruelty charge SHOULD get him in more trouble than the other charges. The sad thing is, it probably will NOT!! So I want to say to “B”, I hope u do Not have any animals in your care…. EVER!!

  3. B on May 23rd, 2014 12:42 pm

    Sad thing is the animal cruelty charge probally get him in more trouble than the other charges!!!

  4. Ben Thar on May 23rd, 2014 9:15 am

    Now he’s got something better much better, God knows, than a half-empty bottle of Wild Irish Rose

    ..George Jones

  5. 429SCJ on May 23rd, 2014 5:18 am

    Macks!, OMG…

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