Zachary Amper

Name:
Amper, Zachary K

Date of Booking:
01/24/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
Pedestrian Under the Influence (P.U.I.)

Unlawful Conduct During 911 call by using obscene/vulgar/profane language to intimidate/harrass 911 officer

Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers-Misdemeanor

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 01/24/2026 at 0301 hours, I was dispatched to the area of Highway 211 NW and Carl -Cedar Hill Road in reference to what was originally a 911 hangup call. I heard the initial call audio on Flock OS 911 and heard a male say a truck was following him, when the dispatcher asked his location he replied, “Shut the fu*kup!” and then hung up on her. They called back several times and he provided different locations, but his location ping showed the area I was sent to.

Upon arrival to the area I observed a male walking in the center of the highway, on the double yellow lines that splits northbound and southbound. I pulled behind him with blue lights but he continued walking away. I hit the siren and he still continued walking. I saw that he was staggering while he walked. I got out and he walked over to me. He said a gray truck was following him, he was chuckling as he spoke with me. I asked for his ID and he provided an ID with the name Zachary Amper.

A truck then pulled up and said she was his stepmother. He said he was going for a walk and she followed him. He began to walk away, and I told him to stop and move to the front of my car. I asked what he was on and he said nothing. I asked why he was walking in the middle of the highway, and he said he just wanted to go for a walk. I asked if he needed an ambulance, he said no. He then started screaming at me telling me to stop asking him questions and said, “kill me if you want to.” At that point I secured him in handcuffs for his and my safety due to his erratic behavior and statements. I went to talk with his mother and I asked Deputy Sanson to check his eyes to confirm my suspicion he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

His mother stated he couldn’t sleep and wanted to go for a walk. She did not want him to and tried to stop him but he left anyway so it appeared she went following him in the vehicle. I asked if he used narcotics and she said yes. She said he went to a mental institute last week for a similar situation. I made my way back to Deputy Sanson and asked if he determined anything. He said Zachary would not blow into a PBT and was uncooperative at letting him look at his eyes. I decided at that point to place him under arrest for unlawful conduct during a 911 call and pedestrian under the influence.

Zachary was told he was under arrest and walked to the rear of my patrol vehicle. I told him to separate his feet so I could search him. He refused and I kicked his feet apart and held him against the vehicle while he was searched after arrest. After he was searched we opened the rear door and told him to get in. He said, “For what? I don’t want to.” He tensed up and I tried pulling him towards the open door and he physically leaned back and away. I pulled harder and shoved him into the open car door. He sat on the edge and still refused to get inside I went to the opposite side and had to physically pull him into the patrol car. I decided at that point to charge him with misdemeanor obstruction of law enforcement for passively resisting lawful orders to get into the patrol vehicle and also physically resisting getting put into the vehicle.

I drove him to the detention center and turned him over to the staff present. He had to be physically removed from the backseat as well because he was not following detention staff orders to step out. Three warrants were taken out as a result of this incident: pedestrian under the influence, unlawful conduct during a 911 call, and obstruction of law enforcement (misd).

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