A police officer stopped by a Subway to get a meal, but he soon lost consciousness. Now, a Subway employee is under arrest and being accused of spiking the officers drink with illegal drugs.
Tanis Lloyd Ukena, the 18-year-old employee who is under arrest was captured on surveillance video showing he spent an unusual amount of time preparing the drink for the Police Sgt.
“In the video, [Ukena] is seen filling the drink portion of the order at the drive-up fountain area,” a Davis County Jail report stated. “For some unknown reason, he walks away from the fountain machine out of camera view. He then returns to the drink where he is seen spending what seems to be an unusual amount of time getting it ready to deliver to the sergeant.”
The report stated that the drink was laced with methamphetamine and THC. The sergeant said that it did taste funny.
“The [sergeant] began feeling the effects of being drugged,” the report said. “While approaching an intersection that had a red light, he had difficulty getting his foot to move to the brake pedal. [He] drove to the Layton Police Department, where he was observed to have signs of impairment. He was unable to process information and drifted off, and was unable to focus on questions being asked of him.”
The officer was taken to a hospital and was confirmed that he was in uniform when the incident occurred. They feel that he was targeted because he is a police officer.
“I know that the community here in Utah is overwhelmingly supportive of law enforcement, and we’ve experienced that over the last couple of months … I think this is a very isolated incident,” Bobrowski said.
Bobrowski described the sergeant’s condition.
“He would have thoughts, but his body wouldn’t react to it,” Bobrowski explained. “So if he was trying to move his arm, his arm wouldn’t move when he thought it should. He was having a hard time maintaining his focus. He was having a hard time maintaining his body. His body was jerking. And for a trained police officer watching him, it was everything I’ve seen in people who abuse illegal narcotics.”
The officer has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. Police did not release his name and he is returning to work.
Ukena said that he did take the order but he denies putting anything into the drink.
There was a scanner test that made the determination that meth and THC were in the drink. The department ran a secondary test that showed the drink contained narcotics.
Ukena is now in Davis County jail and facing charges which amount to a second-degree felony.
“We’ve been grateful for the owners and the managers of the Subway restaurant,” Bobrowski said. “In no way is this a reflection on the ownership of the restaurant. They’ve been fully cooperative with our police department. We don’t have any fears for the safety of the public. They’ve been great dealing with us, and we would definitely encourage people that eat there to continue to do so.”
Via: Opposing Views
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