Dee Finley Arrested, Charged With Felony

by Andy Hutchins on Sep 12, 2011 7:55 PM EDT in Florida Gators Police Blotter

Well, it had been a while since the last Florida Gators arrest, I guess: Dee Finley was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest with violence. From The Alligator:

Officer William Sasser pulled Finley over at 1:49 p.m. after Finley drove his scooter around a barricade at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Sasser asked for his license and registration, but Finley told the officer he was late and did not want to give him the information, according to the arrest report.

When Sasser told Finley he could not leave, Finley started his scooter and tried to take off, but Sasser grabbed his left wrist. Finley then snatched his hand away and "squared" to Sasser while still straddling his scooter, according to the report.

Sasser proceeded to whip out his department-issued Taser and told Finley to put his hands behind his back. Finley obliged.

The count of resisting arrest with violence is a third-degree felony in Florida. On the bright side, Finley at least didn't make the same mistake Andrew Meyer did, smartly avoiding a date with a bunch of volts.

More on this story as it develops, but you can count on Finley being suspended for at least the Tennessee game. Also, see SB Nation Atlanta for the definitive take on why trying to intimidate someone while riding a scooter ain't gonna work.

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The Gainesville PD really is a joke. At 2pm he avoids a barricade and is pulled over? Really?

That’s alright though, Huntley Johnson is sure to be on the case.

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by FlaGators on Sep 12, 2011 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

Speaking from experience, UF has some real power hungry cops. Total little-big-men syndrome.

None of them want to mess with anyone doing anything really bad, but they love to harass people for dumb stuff.

by lawdy15 on Sep 12, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions

That about sums it up.

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by FlaGators on Sep 12, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Pretty much, yeah.

When I was there at least it seemed like every bad cop stereotype was on full display at all times. Most were only slightly more than glorified rent-a-cops.

I witnessed the Kentucky - Western Kentucky derpfest of '11 and survived to tell the tale

by SC-Gator on Sep 13, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

if it was at the barracade on campus, wouldn’t it be the UPD instead of GPD?

I just did that same thing this summer. Except I was in a car instead of on a scooter.
Fortunately, it was drizzling, so there were no cops out….oh, and my license isn’t suspended.

by skigator93 on Sep 13, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Is this considered a blow to our defense at all? Seems like Finley was the victim of a bored cop, but then again Finley should have just given him the information and move on.

by Gatorade on Sep 12, 2011 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Hurts depth. But not really anything more.

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by FlaGators on Sep 12, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Nine tackles in three years.

Going with no.

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by Andy Hutchins on Sep 13, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

This

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by ParadigmShift35 on Sep 12, 2011 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

GPD

Making the streets safer for barricades everywhere. “Don’t ticket me bro.”

by Landlubber on Sep 12, 2011 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

A+

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by The Bull Gator on Sep 12, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec'd

It's great to be a Florida Gator!

by Gatorbuc15 on Sep 13, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Rec'd for

Don’t ticket me, bro

Cheeseburger Charlie: Everyone just relax, all right? Believe me, if there's one thing Charlie Weis knows, it's quarter-pounders, I mean quarterbacks.
Coach Boom: I don't know, Cheesey.
Cheeseburger Charlie: Guess what, I do. I know that one day Brantley is gonna to get picked in the top of a draft, and there's going to be flutes playing and trombones and flowers and garlands of fresh herbs. And we will dance till the sun rises. And then his children will form a family band. And they will tour the countryside and those who doubted won't be invited.

by ECFIVESTER on Sep 13, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Now that I think about it

there aren’t many things in life worse than campus cops.

There can be no second-guessers unless there is a first-guesser.

by terpyturtles on Sep 12, 2011 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

Haha, ain’t that the truth. I’ve got stories, I’m sure we’ve all got stories.

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by FlaGators on Sep 12, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

GPD officers are basicly

jealous of the student lifestyle, and the education the students are getting. they love to act like the big men on campus

by riverrock324 on Sep 12, 2011 10:29 PM EDT reply actions

Doesn't seem too "violent" to me...

but then I’m just simple folk, not the high minded, intellectual UPD.

Because if it's about Brantley going in the ocean, the answer is "No."

by Troll2Troll on Sep 13, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Police love to overcharge resiting with (and it’s
Misdemeanor cousin, resisting w/o).

Designed to serve good purposes, but definitely abused.

The DWLS is frustrating. Athletics department needs some student life person to review driving records periodically and guide players
through the process of, you know, paying a damn ticket.

by The Persistent Fool on Sep 13, 2011 8:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Don't Tase me, Bro

by ECFIVESTER on Sep 13, 2011 8:03 AM EDT reply actions

Who ya gonna call?

If someone goes around
A barricade
Who ya gonna call?
Ball Busters!

If you see someone
You wish you were like
Who ya gonna call?
Ball Busters!

Campus Cops: Taking out their failing scores on the State Police exam one student at a time.

by GatorCraaaazy on Sep 13, 2011 8:54 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ha! ’Rec for pulling the state exam.

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by FlaGators on Sep 13, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Ah Sasser

I was also arrested by Sasser during my time at UF. Admittedly, it was a written arrest for underage drinking, but I’ve still crossed paths with him.

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by colombo259 on Sep 13, 2011 9:45 PM EDT reply actions

If I recall correctly, Sasser is a bicycle cop. Or at least he is on gameday.

http://cbgators11.blogspot.com

by colombo259 on Sep 13, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Bicycle cop. Hilarious.

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by FlaGators on Sep 14, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Sasser huh?

Involved in shooting a UF student in the face, being condemned for using excessive force on suspects and forced undergo remedial training after handcuffing a jaywalking student to a stop sign.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100411/ARTICLES/4111004?p=all&tc=pgall

Remind me again why people like that still have a job?

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by SC-Gator on Sep 14, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions