Victor Reed, 26, of 500 Gunntown Road, Apt. E11, was charged with public intoxication after he walked into the path of police cruiser on Main Street at Augusta Drive at midnight Monday.
An officer of the Bellefontaine Police Department reported he had to take evasive action to avoid hitting the suspect.
Mr. Reed had no one to call to care for him and he was lodged in the Logan County Jail for his safety.
• Dale M. Johnson, 39, of 324 Walnut St., was issued a summons for assault on Monday.
Driver charged after stop
Corey T. Simpkns, 35, of Marysville, was charged Saturday with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and cited for failure to drive in the marked lanes of the road.
He was stopped around 2:15 a.m. after he was observed driving south in the northbound lane in the 200 block of north Main Street.
Officers report he showed signs of impairment, but his breathalyzer results were below the legal limit.
He was released to a friend.
Woman jailed
Christina L. Franco, 47, of Gainesboro, Tenn., was arrested Monday for persistent disorderly conduct.
Around 10:50 a.m., officers were called to Super 8 Motel, 1117 N. Main St., after she refused to check out of her room.
She was lodged in jail.
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