Man in bra throws water balloon at trooper, leads him on chase

A man wearing a bra threw water balloons at a Tennessee state trooper and then led him on a high speed chase, reaching speeds of 100 mph, on Sunday according to an arrest warrant.

Alan Brian Prisby, 57, of Decatur was arrested and charged with evading arrest, driving under the influence, implied consent violation, reckless driving and speeding.

According to the warrant, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Julio Lasalle was checking the Welcome Center when he saw a maroon Jeep Wrangler parked in the commercial vehicle parking area.

He went to tell the driver that he wasn't allowed to park there, but before he reached the Jeep, a white object — later identified as a water balloon — was thrown from the window.

"When I approached the open car door the subject was wearing a white bra and he removed a second water balloon and tried to bust it on the ground near my feet," Lasalle wrote in the warrant.The balloons had been in the man's bra, he said.

"The subject appeared to be under the influence. When I went back to call dispatch, the subject (backed) up and entered the interstate."

Lasalle followed with his lights and sirens on, but the man began driving more than 100 mph, straddling the center line at times and passing other vehicles on the right, almost causing a crash.

The man exited at Exit 4, turned right onto West Field Court and finally stopped in a business parking lot, the warrant states.

Lasalle, with help from Clarksville Police, took Prisby into custody.

He had slurred speech, red watery eyes and smelled of alcohol, the warrant states.

Lasalle wrote that Prisby refused to perform a field sobriety test or a blood test.

The trooper searched the car and found an open bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream in the car.

Prisby's registration expired in January.

He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail on $20,000 bond.

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