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Showing posts with label air duster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label air duster. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Minnesota Man Charged After Huffing and Driving

Via: SC Times

St. Cloud, MN - A 28-year-old man, Charlie Ray Barnett, has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of violating a domestic abuse no contact order. Police were called to the scene to respond to complaints of someone driving erratically. According to witnesses he was driving over the speed limit and made no effort to slow down to prevent the crash. Barnett was driving and crossed into the over lane hitting a vehicle with two people killing both. Witnesses say that Barnett acted strange after the crash and had bloodshot eyes and police found cans of dust cleaner in the car. The car Barnett was driving belonged to a woman who had filed a no contact order against him. Barnett violated the order earlier on the day of the accident and stole the woman's keys. Barnett is scheduled to appear in court on July 23.

Florida Mother Arrested for Huffing and Driving

Via: ABC Action News 

Clearwater, FL - A 29-year-old mother was arrested for huffing and driving with her 1-year-old daughter in the backseat. The woman drove two blocks away from her home before hitting two mailboxes, running a stop sign, and crashing into a palm tree. When police arrived on the scene she was unconscious and they found an air duster can cold on the floorboard. The woman admitted to huffing from the air duster but claimed it was hours ago but since the can was cold police had reason to believe she had been huffing while driving. The child was uninjured but the mother will be charged with inhalation of chemicals and child abuse.

Pennsylvania Woman Huffs Outside of Five Below

Via: Fox 43 

Lancaster, PA - A 29-year-old woman was found unconscious outside of a Five Below surrounded by many air duster cans. The police were called and when she became conscious she tried inhaling from one of the cans again. The woman was charged with drunkenness and illegal use of inhalants.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Two South Dakota Huffing-Related Arrests

Via: News Center 1

Rapid City, SD - Two separate huffing-related arrests occurred this past weekend. The first arrest happened on Friday when officers responded to reports of a man lying in someone's yard smelling a bottle. Police found that the bottle contained paint thinner and he was arrested to ingesting a substance other than alcohol to intoxicate. The second arrest occurred on Sunday when police found a man huffing from a can of air duster and was found to be visibly impaired.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Missouri Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for Huffing and Driving

Via: News-Press Now

St. Joseph, MO - A 23-year-old man, Andrew Willis, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he caused a head-on collision, killing the other driver. Willis was found with multiple cans of air duster in his car and his blood tested positive for chemicals found in air duster.

Arkansas Police Warn Against Huffing After Three Weekend Arrests

Via: KAIT 8 

Batesville, AR - There were three huffing-related incidences over the weekend causing alarm among law enforcement officials. The first arrest came when police responded to reports of a man huffing air duster and driving erratically. The driver denied huffing air duster but police found multiple empty cans in his car. The second arrest happened after a woman crashed into another vehicle then drove away. When police caught up to the woman she said she was looking for help but police found a recently used can of air duster in her car prompting her to confessing to huffing and driving. Then police cited a 13-year-old boy for huffing outside of a Walmart. The boy confessed saying he did it because friends told him it would make him feel good. 

Law enforcement is very concerned about the dangers of huffing especially since a man recently died from huffing. They want to encourage store employees and community members to be mindful of large air duster or spray paint purchases and to notify them. 

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Pennsylvania Man Arrested Twice in a Day for Huffing

Via: The Times-Tribune

Scranton, PA - A man was arrested twice in a day for huffing. The first time police found him unconscious in the grass outside of a local Sam's Club holding a can of air duster. When he woke up police asked him why he was in the grass and he responded "because I'm high." He was then arrested and released later that day, only to go to and purchase more air duster and roll in grass in a different location. Police then arrested him again.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Florida Man Arrested for Huffing and Driving

Via: News 4 JAX

Gainsville, FL - A 33-year-old man was arrested for huffing and driving after officials found him slumped over the wheel of his car while holding a can of air duster. Officials knocked on the window of his car but the man proceeded to wake up, inhale from the can, and drive off before he hit two vehicles, a mailbox and finally came to a stop. They were then able to arrest him for property damage, driving without a license, inhaling harmful chemicals and attempting to flee police. 

Friday, May 25, 2018

New Mexico Man Kills Woman While Driving and Huffing

Via: Santa Fe New Mexican

Farmington, NM -  A 23-year-old man is accused of killing a 76-year-old woman after driving while under the influence of air duster. The man inhaled from an air duster two to three times before driving off and side swiping a mini-van then driving into the victims yard striking her. He then proceeded to drive through a brick fence and hit a home three houses down before stopping. When questioned the man said he blacked out after inhaling the air duster and woke up after the crash. Despite passing the sobriety test the man was acting erratically according to officials.  

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Woman Loses Daughter to Air Duster Addiction

Via: KSL 

Sandy City, Utah: Woman loses her daughter to air duster addiction. Daughter relapsed from addiction to air duster resulting in death from asphyxiation and difluoroethane toxicity.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Ohio Man Neglects Children to Huff

via Cleveland.com

An Ohio man is being accused of leaving his young children without supervision to huff from an air duster. He is charged with abuse of harmful intoxicants and child endangering. His mother found him unresponsive and called the authorities. The man told police he waited until his mother arrived before beginning to huff.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

A Woman Found Dead From Huffing

via The Buffalo News

A woman died in a shopping center bathroom with an air duster can in her possession. She apparently went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The official cause of death has yet to be determined.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Screaming Woman Caught Huffing

via www.lebanondailyrecord.com

Police in Lebanon, Missouri were called when neighbors heard a woman screaming in her house. When police got there the woman was still screaming and had a can of air duster in her hand. Police called for medical assistance for the 33-year-old but after a few minutes when the effects of the inhalant wore off, the woman refused medical attention. No charges have been made as of yet.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Florida Woman Arrested for Huffing

via http://naplesherald.com

Collier County Sheriff's office in Florida responded to a call about a woman passed out in a car in a church parking lot. The 44-year-old woman inside the car was huffing from a can of air duster. She told police that she was waiting at the church for a Narcotic's Anonymous meeting to begin. Police cuffed her and took her to the hospital.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Ohio Man Causes Fatal Wreck While High on Inhalants

via http://www.dispatch.com

A Westerville, Ohio man is given 7 years in prison after causing a fatal wreck while being under the influence of an inhalant. The man admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after huffing from a can of air duster and killing a veteran in a head on collision. In addition to his sentence, his license has been suspended for 25 years and he has been ordered to pay $33,837 dollars to the late veteran's wife, who was in the vehicle as well.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Florida Man Arrested for Huffing While on Stolen Scooter

via http://www.wpbf.com

Police arrested a man in Stuart, Florida for huffing strong fumes from an air duster while on a stolen scooter. He has been taken to jail and is being held on bond.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Two Maine Men Steal Duster and Crash into Store

via http://www.pressherald.com

Police in Maine arrest two men for stealing air duster and huffing. The 21-year-old driver, inhaled the aerosol computer duster before crashing the car into the side of a store.The 36-year-old passenger went into the store and stole the duster before giving it to the driver. Both men suffered minor injuries. The driver has been charged with driving to endanger while the passenger has been charged with shoplifting.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

New Orleans Woman Found Dead After Huffing

via http://www.nola.com

In New Orleans a 30-year-old woman was found dead in her car in a parking garage at the Clearview Mall after huffing a can of duster. The woman had previously been escorted by mall security a week earlier for huffing a household cleaner.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Pennsylvania Woman Drives Into Subway High on Duster

via http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

 "Police are investigating after a woman crashed her truck into a sign and later admitted she had been 'huffing' prior to the crash.
North Huntingdon Township police were sent to the scene at a Subway restaurant on Route 30 shortly before 4 p.m. According to police, a 23-year-old woman struck the sign outside the restaurant with her pickup truck, and the truck became fully engulfed in flames. The woman and her 5-year-old son were helped out of their vehicle by an eyewitness. The woman sustained minor injuries, and the child was unharmed.
The eyewitness told police that the woman threw something into a nearby dumpster after escaping the flaming truck. In the dumpster, police found a can of compressed gas. The woman later admitted that she had been 'huffing' the computer duster prior to the crash."

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

New Hampshire Man Arrested for Huffing, Assaulting Police Officer, and Resisting Arrest

"Police said a man was found "huffing" in his car sitting in a parking lot.
Wednesday afternoon, police responded to the parking lot of the Colonial Plaza in West Lebanon to find a 26-year-old man passed out in his parked car. Police also saw several cans of computer duster in the car with the man when they tried to wake him.
The man then grabbed one of the duster cans and began to inhale the vapors. Police ordered him to stop, trying to take the can away from him, but he then slammed the door on the officer and continued to inhale the vapor.
The man was evaluated at the scene and charged with simple assault on a police officer and resisting arrest - both Class A misdemeanors. He was also charged with inhaling toxic vapors for effect - a violation level offense.