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Patric Cleared in Texas To-Do
It looks like Jason Patric caught a break.
No, critics didn't suddenly fall in love with The Alamo. But county and city prosecutors in Austin have decided to drop misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest against the actor, saying they couldn't prove that Patric posed a danger to himself or others at the time of his arrest last month.
The charges stemmed from a Texas night out on the town, after Patric attended the San Antonio premiere of The Alamo. Post red-carpet festivities, Patric headed to Austin, where he ran into trouble with the local law enforcement.
According to Austin police, Patric was among a group of people standing on a downtown street blocking traffic at about 3 a.m. After police asked them to move, Patric appeared to be heading for the sidewalk, but he then allegedly positioned himself in an aggressive stance.
A cop came over to arrest him, and the two got into a minor scuffle. According to police, Patric resisted arrest and shoved an officer. Police affidavits claim the actor's pupils were dilated and that he smelled of alcohol--the rationale for slapping cuffs on him and hauling him off to jail.
Patric's camp, on the other hand, claims that the actor was "passively standing on the street corner when the police officer suddenly lunged at him...threw him to the ground without provocation and attempted to smash his head onto the concrete."
City Attorney David Smith didn't think police allegations that Patric was a menace to himself and others would stick.
"He had hailed a cab and was intending to get in it," Smith told the Austin-American Statesman. "He had friends with him."
However, Smith did not think the officers were overzealous in arresting Patric.
"An officer makes a decision to arrest someone, and the standard he is going by is whether there is probable cause to make that arrest," Smith said. "After that, the case is again analyzed to see if you can prove all of the elements of the offense."
Still, on Monday, Travis County Attorney David Escamilla announced his department had decided over the weekend to also drop a charge of resisting arrest.
"Merely retracting your arm or some other similar uncooperative action won't suffice to support a conviction," Escamilla told the Austin American-Statesman.
Now it sounds like it's Patric's turn to go on the offensive. In a statement Monday, Patric publicist Michelle Bega says, "Mr. Patric is extremely pleased and feels vindicated. He is now consulting with legal counsel to consider his next step regarding his arrest, imprisonment and treatment at the hands of the Austin Police Department."
Adds Patric, "I am really looking forward to going back to Austin and taking care of business."
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