Crime & Safety
Man Arguing With Police Caught With Knife in His Pocket
The following information was provided by the Twinsburg Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction
Twinsburg police arrested a man for refusing to leave the lobby on April 4. After his arrest officers found he was carrying a knife in his pocket.
Dwayne Sawyer, 35, of Wooster, was charged with drunken and disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing and carrying a concealed weapon after he refused to leave the station when officers told him to.
Sawyer -- along with two other men -- was in the lobby, demanding to know why police wouldn't release his friend to him on bond.
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According to the police report, officers told Sawyer to pick his friend up at 5 a.m. the next day, asking him leave, when he became "argumentative." Sawyer told police it was illegal to keep his friend locked up, but officers asked him to leave again.
The other men walked away, but Sawyer refused. When police asked to see his ID he said no and was arrested.
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During booking officers found a three-inch folding knife in his pants' pocket. Police said Sawyer was difficult during booking and was "very loud and mouthy," noting he smelled of alcohol.
Sawyer was was held in jail until his video arraignment on a $500 cash bond.
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