In a shocking incident at a police station in Watford, Hertfordshire, a visitor was falsely accused of drink driving by a front counter officer (8622) .

A man named Mr. Usher visited a police station in Watford to collect some items. However, a desk clerk (8622) reported him for drink driving, claiming she could smell alcohol on him.

The police then forcefully arrested him, and repeatedly asked him to blow into a breathalyzer.

However, Mr. Usher declined to take the test, citing mental health grounds as a reasonable excuse.

A reasonable excuse can be a genuine physical or mental condition stopping someone from giving a sample.

He informed the officers of his mental health issue, but they did not act on it.

Mr. Usher then informed the officers that he did not consent to the arrest and that he would charge them £1000 in gold under common law for unlawful arrest.

The officers did not check the legislation and instead insisted on arresting him for failing to provide a breath sample.

The two officers (Heaney and Hopkins) then forced the mans arms from behind his back and restrained him in handcuffs and took him to Hatfield Custody Station.

At Hatfield, Mr. Usher was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

However, two breath samples were taken, and both showed that there was no alcohol in his system, meaning that he was not guilty of the suspected offence. He was then released.

Later, a complaint was made to the Police Conduct Authority Professional Standards Department, but the investigation report was not satisfactory, and there was no accountability.

Mr. Usher's first appeal was also met with a rude warning for harassment.

To summarize, Mr. Usher was wrongfully accused of drink driving, arrested, and restrained by force, even though he had a reasonable excuse for not taking the breath test. He was later found to be not guilty of the suspected offence.

The investigation into the matter was insufficient, and there was no accountability.

Despite Mr. Usher's insistence that he was suffering and that his actions were under duress, the officer refused to consider his mental health concerns and threatened him with arrest for failing to provide a sample.

Mr. Usher exercised his legal right to refuse the test and informed the officers that he did not consent to the arrest.

his is a serious breach of protocol, as the police have a duty of care to those in their custody, especially those with pre-existing health conditions.

It is important that the police receive proper training on how to handle individuals with mental health issues to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

Deputy Chief Constable Michelle Dunn said: “There is no place in Hertfordshire Constabulary for those who exploit vulnerable people, especially when we should be there to protect and support them.”

Sergeant Cooper (939) made himself present during the arrest, who had already been found to use inappropriate force when he assaulted the same man back in 2012. It could be that this was some attempt at revenge.

Injuries were left his wrists red and marked from the incident.

Upon being signed in at Hatfield, a further arrest was made for driving under the influence of alcohol.

He gave two breath samples, and both times found to contain ZERO alcohol and thus not guilty of suspected offence and was released and Free to go on his lawful way.

all the Officers were proved wrong with results of ZERO Alchohol

A complaint was made to Police Conduct Authority Professional Standards Department, but the Investigation report is a damage limitation excercise and not accountability. There are serveral blunders and upon his first appeal he was rudely warned for harrassment upon a first appeal.

Unlawful Arrest If arrested under anything other than a common law offence, and from the moment of any such arrest, handcuffing, transportation, incarceration or subjection to any adjudication process without my express written and notarised consent.

M.A.J. Law – Motoring Defence Solicitors, estimate that around 40% of all those who contact us in relation to an allegation of drink driving or failing to provide a specimen will suffer from a mental illness – with depression and anxiety being the most common.

This incident highlights the need for police officers to be trained to identify the difference between alcohol and other substances, and to take mental health issues seriously. Mr. Usher's wrongful arrest is a reminder that even front counter officers should exercise caution and not jump to conclusions based on assumptions or incomplete evidence.

Individuals and groups are now filming police in an effort to force police to become accountable for their actions and for their inactions.

Police misconduct refers to inappropriate conduct and or illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination and or illegal motives of segregation combined as obstruction of justice.

Further reading :

A FORMER police officer who took revenge on a female sergeant, torched her car has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

Police staff in Hertfordshire were arrested on suspicion of violence, sexual offences and burglary were among a string of crimes in recent years.

Disgraced police sergeant, 44, ploughed his Jaguar sports car into a tree and died after pleading guilty to posting Facebook revenge porn

The police officer was set to face trial this month after denying similar offences

A Merseyside Police sergeant has been sacked after she was involved in a crash while drink driving.