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By Bob Kalinowski and Patrick SweetStaff Writers
W I L K E S - B AR R E
Despite having no alcohol ordrugs inhissystem, attorneyRobert
Gonos was placedunder arrest forsuspicion of driving under the
influencethemorningof June 10whenhis car broke down at aSouth Main
Street intersec-tion.
Police alleged he slurredhiswords, couldnt stand andacted
belligerently.
Without administering
any field sobriety tests, citypolice slapped handcuffs onthe
60-year-old veteran attor-ney as passersby beepedandshot catcalls.
He was trans-ported to the hospital forblood testing and then led
topolice headquarters for fin-gerprints and a mugshot.Officers told
him chargeswere pending the results of theblood tests.
Ten days later, the test
resultsarrived.No alcoholordrugs were found in his sys-tem.
Police couldnt bringany charges and closed thecase. Butfor Gonos,
thedam-age wasalready done. Policeissued a press release aboutGonos
arrest that was pub-lished in a local newspaper.He said his
reputation hasbeentarnished by theunlaw-ful arrest and is
contemplat-ing legal action.
My business is based onreputation, Gonos, the sonof a long-time
city policedetective, said Wednesday athis South Franklin
Streetoffice. This was an incredi-bleviolation of my rights.
Gonos said he displayedno signs of intoxicationwhen confronted
by policearound8:40a.m.
Wilkes-Barre police tell adifferent story and stand by
thearrest.Thepolice incidentreport,filed by arresting
OfficerKevin Steve and releasedWednesday, says a callerreportedthat
a malewhohadbeen driving erraticallyappeared to be passed outbehind
the wheel of a whiteSaabat a greenlight atSouthMain and Parrish
streets.The report says Gonos haddifficulty standing, hadslurred
speech, and shouted
obscenities at officers. Policesaid that when asked
foridentification, Gonosinitial-ly gave them a credit card.When
asked if hewas underthe influenceof anymedica-tions,Gonos toldthem
dont(expletive)worry about whatI take the reportsays.
Those series of eventsraised enough suspicions to
arrest Gonos and take himfor blood testing, Wilkes-Barre police
Deputy Chief Donald Crane said Wednes-day.
As to why he was actinglike that, we may neverknow, Crane
said.
Gonos stronglyrefutedthecontents of the incidentreport andcalled
it defama-tory.
It didnt happen that way.
Every statement that theyattributed to me was abso-lutely false,
Gonos said.They used words that Iwouldnt use.
Gonos saidhis vehiclewasmalfunctioning froman elec-trical
problem as he tried todrive it to a repair shop onWoodStreet. He
said thecityfire department wasthe firstto respond and planned
tohelp him push his vehicle
outof theintersection.When
police arrived, the pulled infront of the vehicle and anofficer
immediately accusedhim of being intoxicated,Gonos said.
There was absolutelyzero nothing wrong withme, Gonos said.
Barry Dyller, an attorneywho shares the same build-ing as Gonos
and will repre-
sent him if he pursues civilaction, has sued Steve andthe
Wilkes-Barre PoliceDepartment on behalf of another client before.
Thathistory, Gonos said, mayhave contributed to hisarrest.
I think theres a connec-tion, Gonos said, noting heasked to call
Dyller minutesafter police started question-inghim atthe scene.
Dyller said Wednesdaythathe representeda womanarrested for
public drunken-ness. Steve, she claimed,lured her from her home to
justify the arrest. Dyller saidthey settled the matter
pri-vately.
Askedabout what heplansfor the Gonos case, Dyllersaid, Its not
over.
[email protected],
[email protected], 570-821-2117
BOB KALINOWSKI / THE CITIZENS VOICE
Attorney Robert Gonos described his arrest asan incredible
violation of my rights.
Attorney claims he wasmistreated by W-B cops
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