A Norton man allegedly on prescription drugs was arrested after nearly striking a detective's car and attempting to assault the officer at a red light, the Sun Chronicle reported.
An Attleboro defense lawyer should represent anyone facing Massachusetts OUI charges or charges of assaulting a police officer.
John Houlihan, of Plain Street, was arrested after police report he crossed lanes of traffic on Mill Street and nearly collided head-on with the detective's car. The officer turned around and followed the defendant, pulling behind his vehicle at a stoplight on South Main Street. Houlihan then reportedly charged the detective's unmarked cruiser in an aggressive manner.
The detective turned on his cruiser strobes and arrested Houlihan with assistance from another police officer. Police reported finding a prescription pill bottle with 27 Oxycontin pain pills missing along with $3,845 in cash in Houlihan's pocket.
Police say he failed a field sobriety test and admitted to consuming 10 to 15 Oxycontin pills. Houlihan was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, distribution of a Class B substance and assault.
He was jailed on $1,000 cash bail, pending arraignment this week in Attleboro District Court.
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