On August 17, 2010 at 7:49 pm, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) arrested Nicholas Shawn Basle, age 20 from Ocean City, Md and charged him with disorderly conduct, operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol and littering on the waters of the state.
NRP Officers were called to a canal off of Bayshore Dr. in Ocean City for a complaint of disorderly boaters throwing beer cans and yelling profanities to people along the canal. NRP Officers arrived and located Basle who was on shore, agitated and cursing at Ocean City Police Officers.
NRP Officers learned that Basle was operating a vessel and throwing beer cans onto vessels that were docked along the canal. Then, Basle exited his vessel and began yelling profanities at people along the canal. Basle was accompanied by two other individuals who fled the scene before police arrived.
NRP Officers administer field sobriety tests to Basle, which Basle failed. Basle was arrested and taken before taken before the Ocean City Commissioner where he was released on his own recognizance.
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