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Derek Froio of Dorchester was arrested on Saturday just before 2 a.m. after police found him inside a car that someone reported stolen earlier that night in South Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Officers tried to get Froio to get out of the car, but he was unresponsive. When they opened the door to get his attention, Froio stepped on the gas and nearly hit one of the officers, authorities said.
Officers pulled Froio from the car when it stopped a few feet later. He smelled like alcohol, had red and glossy eyes, and slurred his words, police said.
He didn't want to be arrested but was more worried about how his dad would react to the news.
"[My] dad is going to kill [me]," he reportedly told the arresting officers. "… How much is this going [to] cost, 10 Gs?" Later, at the police station, Froio again floated the idea that he could buy his way out of trouble after he refused a breathalyzer and fingerprinting.
“I’ll send you both $5,000 each to make this go away," he reportedly told them. "… I get there is a moral compass, but we all need money. That’s a vacation.”
The officers didn't take him up on his offer.
Officials charged Froio with operating under the influence, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and bribing a public employee, the district attorney's office said. A judge released him without bail, but he must not drink alcohol, attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and take random alcohol screenings are part of his pre-trial release, authorities said.
Froio returns to court on Dec. 16, authorities said.
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