drug user passes out naked in motel hallway

Ha Ha..... Sounds like a typical evening, anyone know this guy? I sure hope he wasn't trying to get his freak on with that dog. I think I may have stayed at the Fenwick Inn once, although I don't recall anything like this happening.

Man Vows To Leave Area After Bizarre Incident

Jacob Cook
Staff Writer

08/12/2005 OCEAN CITY – An Ocean Pines man with several medical conditions who was found in the hallway of a local hotel sleeping in his birthday suit with nothing but a dog and booze was in Ocean City District Court on Monday. Jeffrey Harrison Douglas pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and indecent exposure during his day in court this week.

Judge R. Patrick Hayman found Douglas not guilty of indecent exposure and drug paraphernalia and guilty to possession of marijuana. Hayman sentenced the man to 18 months probation before judgment and banished him from the county after Douglas said he was moving out of the area and would have no reason to return. “I don’t plan to, it hasn’t been a pleasant experience,” Douglas said.

On May 15, at approximately 5:30 p.m., OCPD Officer Todd Speigle responded to the Fenwick Inn for Douglas who had reportedly passed out completely nude in front of his room. “Mr. Douglas was completely naked,” testified Speigle. “I’m not sure what his intentions were.”

The officer told the court that he saw Douglas sleeping on the floor in the hallway and urged him to put his pants on, which were nearby. Speigle said an assortment of alcohol surrounded the man and a dog was standing in the area, which was later determined to belong to Douglas. The officer testified that he tried to wake the man up several times. Speigle also said Douglas had an active arrest warrant in Baltimore. “I’m not quite sure what he’s doing there or why his pants are beside him,” replied Hayman, in the middle of the testimony.

Speigle said Douglas became responsive and began complaining of back problems, so he was transported to the hospital. When officers went to the man’s room to put the dog inside, they found marijuana in plain view. Douglas testified he has a blood disorder and passed out because of the medical condition. Douglas told the judge he has toxins in his blood.

“Yeah, alcohol on this occasion,” said Hayman. Douglas said he didn’t remember what happened, but felt he was unfit to live on his own and was looking for an assisted living situation. “Seriously, I can’t recall,” said Douglas. “I don’t dispute what the officer just said. I have no memory of what happened, I worried about hurting myself or someone else.” The man testified that he smokes marijuana because of a chronic back problem. “The next time you look, unless it’s a nudist colony, wear your trousers,” said Hayman.

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