What started out as a call for a domestic disturbance resulted in the Jan. 8 arrest of a Linton man on charges of refusal to aid an officer, resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a syringe.

When Linton Police Department Officer JR Blazier arrived on the scene of a B Street Southeast residence in Linton, he found a female who was visibly upset. As he was speaking with the female, Officer Blazier said 40-year-old Theodore James Miller could be seen through a window of a residence, yelling. Blazier left the female’s residence to speak with Miller, who was later arrested by Blazier on charges of refusal to aid an officer, resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a syringe.

According to the probable cause affidavit, when Blazier went into the backyard of Miller’s residence, he was still yelling. Blazier advised Miller to come speak with him and asked if he had anything on him. Miller said he did not even though others at the scene reported Miller as having a knife in his back pocket. With his hands up over his head, Miller turned around at Blazier’s request to check for weapons. As Miller turned around, Blazier wrote, an object could be seen in his back pocket. Blazer asked if he had a knife in his pocket to which Miller allegedly responded he did not know what it was. Blazier wrote in the probable cause affidavit that Miller was amped up and appeared to be, based on his training, under the influence of an illegal substance.

When asked about what had occurred during the day, Miller began talking about an incident that had occurred the previous weekend. Blazier wrote that as Miller was speaking with him, he became more anxious and paranoid. Miller allegedly asked if the officer was going to put him in handcuffs to which Blazier replied not at that time as there was no need. When asked why he believed he needed to be in handcuffs, Miller allegedly replied that Blazier was going to have to shoot him before it was over. Blazier asked Miller to relax and tell him about what had been going on. Miller pleaded to be placed in handcuffs while Blazier reassured him he just wanted to talk.

At this time, Miller was facing away from Blazier. As a vehicle came down the road, Miller began yelling for help. Blazier continually told Miller to turn around and put his hands down so he could conduct his investigation. Miller would not comply.

According to the probable cause, Blazier attempted to walk around Miller to talk with him. As Blazier was moving around him, Miller started to also spin around keeping his back to Blazier. He allegedly said Blazier was trying to shoot him in the back with his hands up. Miller then began to walk away toward the roadway from Officer Blazier, refusing to stop or speak with the officer. As Miller began to move faster, Blazier wrote in the probable cause affidavit that he believed he was trying to run. Blazier advised Miller to get on the ground and gave him a verbal warning that he would be tased if he did not comply. Blazier, according to the probable cause affidavit, drew his taser and Miller continued to move away. Deputy Harvey Holt from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene and Miller dropped to one knee and was taken into custody.

A search of Miller’s person revealed a hypodermic syringe from his left front pants pocket. Miller said the syringe was not his.

Miller was transported to Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $5,500 surety with 10 percent allowed.

He was charged with: