Chicago police say an intoxicated man fell asleep behind the wheel of a running SUV in Pilsen, then tried to hand an officer $400 in cash to avoid a DUI arrest, saying he “gotta get the f*** up outta here.”
Andre Henderson, 40, is charged with bribery, DUI, and driving on a revoked license after officers found him slumped over in a black Cadillac Escalade early Saturday, February 21, according to a CPD report.
It was 12:54 a.m. when officers on patrol in the 1700 block of South Damen Avenue spotted the Escalade parked with its headlights on but no license plates displayed. As they got closer, they saw the driver “slumped behind the wheel with the vehicle on and the engine running,” the report stated.
When Henderson woke up, police said he “appeared confused and began pressing the buttons on the radio.” Officers asked for his driver’s license, which he “never” produced, according to the report, and a records check allegedly showed it had been revoked following a 2018 DUI.
The report states that Henderson’s speech was “slurred” and that he was “slow to respond” to officers’ questions. Cops also noted a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath.”
When the police asked whether he would test positive for anything if he took a drug test, Henderson replied that he would “test positive for being a man,” the report said.
During “numerous” field sobriety tests, Henderson became “distracted,” officers wrote.
Then came the moment you’ve been waiting for.
According to the report, Henderson pulled $400 cash from his pocket and presented it to an officer, asking, “Do you want some money?”
The officer asked why he would hand money to a police officer, to which Henderson allegedly responded, “Cause I gotta get the f*** up outta here, imma walk down that way.”
When asked again why he would offer an officer money, he apologized, and the cops took him into custody. He subsequently refused to take a breathalyzer test, according to the report.
A CPD inventory log lists “MONEY (USC): BUNDLED OF US CURRENCY TOTALLING $400.00” as evidence.
Henderson has been released to await trial on charges of bribery, felony DUI, and driving on a revoked license.
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