30-year-old Mark Robert Kavanaugh was taken into custody for public intoxication and resisting arrest on May 20th. On May 19th, NFD medics called the police near William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, where they advised officers that they had been dispatched twice regarding Kavanaugh being too intoxicated. Medics added that Kavanaugh had fled from them before the police arrived. Officers then found him at the 4th Avenue North and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersection, attempting to escape from medics again. When officers approached Kavanaugh, they noticed he reeked of alcohol as he stumbled around “talking in circles.” Officers tried to detain Kavanaugh, during which he pulled away until they could place him in handcuffs. He told officers, “Of course, I was trying to get away,” and then continued being verbally combative with officers. Kavanaugh was deemed a danger to himself and was jailed for the incident.
Mark Kavanaugh flees from NFD medics, tells police “Of course, I was trying to get away!”
