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A wanted 53-year-old Stafford man who is a fan of "COPS" was quickly informed of the reality he got himself into Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Deputy X.D. Bates responded to a home to serve Gary Melvin on a warrant of probation violation, but couldn't find Melvin at the home, Decatur said. Instead, Deputy Bates began canvassing nearby locations to find him.
It would not take Bates long to locate Melvin behind the wheel on Garrisonville Road, the sheriff said. He conducted a traffic stop at the Wendy’s on Garrisonville Road, where he told Melvin he was under arrest.
During their interaction, Melvin told the deputy he watches the reality show “COPS” and this is not how incidents like this should go.
Considering the suspected controlled substances located on his person during a search incident to arrest, Bates informed him this was not an episode of “COPS”.
The age-old question of “bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you” was answered when Melvin was served on his outstanding warrant, and a new charge of possession of controlled substances. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $1,000 secured bond, where hopefully, something good on TV is available.
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