A Buckhead man was arrested July 25 after he was asked to turn down his music several times and became angry with the deputy dispatched to his Apalachee Woods Trail address.
Christopher Franklin Cox, 55, faces charges of excessive noise, disorderly conduct and obstruction of law enforcement.
According to reports, Deputy Miguel Ocon was dispatched after a complaint of loud music was received, and it wasn’t the first time.
When Ocon arrived, Cox was sitting on his front porch, and the deputy could hear the music coming from the house.
Cox said he didn’t know his neighbors were home and agreed to decrease the volume. Cox admitted that he had
Cox admitted that he had consumed alcohol.
Ocon told him that if he turned the music back up he would receive a citation.
Ocon left the scene at 8:05 p.m. but was sent back to the Cox address based on another complaint before 9 p.m. Again, Ocon could hear the
Again, Ocon could hear the music from the roadway. As he approached the house with the citation in hand, he could hear Cox yelling at him.
According to the report, Cox became agitated, got loud and used vulgar language.
Ocon said he asked Cox to quiet down since it was 9 p.m. and his neighbors might want to sleep.
Cox refused to sign the citation, and eventually got close to Ocon’s face in “a threatening manner.” According to the report, Cox
According to the report, Cox is 6-foot-6 and weights 240 pounds, plus is known to make threats of violence.
Ocon told Cox to turn around because he was under arrest, but Cox failed to comply, instead walking back inside his house and slamming the door on the deputy, who was able to keep the door open and get inside.
Ocon then took hold of Cox’s wrist, and Cox grabbed the officer’s right wrist.
According to report, both men stood face-to-face for a time with Ocon giving Cox commands to stop and turn around.
Ocon said Cox had both hands balled up into fists, but he did manage to get one cuff on his right wrist. But as Ocon was trying to get the other cuff on, Cox pulled away.
The altercation continued outside the home until Ocon told Cox that he would be tased if he continued to resist.
Cox was then handcuffed and placed in the back of Ocon’s patrol unit.
Ocon took Cox to Morgan Medical Center after he complained of wrist and shoulder pain.
When he was released from the hospital, Ocon took him to the Morgan County jail. Ocon said he later noticed a
Ocon said he later noticed a painful bump on his knee and a scratch on his arm.