WHEATFIELD — A Niagara Falls man was charged with disorderly conduct after he became irate at a Niagara County Sheriff's deputy who was talking on a cell phone in his patrol car.
James B. Vallier, 38, 1836 Weston Ave., Niagara Falls, pulled alongside a deputy at Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard at 1:28 p.m. Tuesday. The deputy was using a his cell phone and Vallier began yelling obscenities at the officer to stop.
The deputy pulled over Vallier who continued to scream obscenities, telling the deputy he'd lost a loved one in a car accident. The deputy said he was using the speaker phone function in compliance with the state's cell phone driving law, but Vallier continued to shout and when the deputy told Vallier to get out of his car he initially refused.
After exiting the car in a threatening manner, the deputy threatened to use a Taser and Vallier changed his tune, apologizing to the deputy and asking not to be arrested — to no avail. Vallier is being held in lieu of $500 bail.
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
