Open-container arrests

GIRARD

Police arrested multiple people on a charge of having open containers of alcohol in a car Monday, including a man who they said urinated on a police captain’s vehicle during the arrests.

When police pulled over a car on South State Street for speeding, they observed Richard Hickson, 43, of Youngstown had an open container in his lap.

The driver, Bridgette Crawford, 53, of Youngstown, told police Hickson had the bottle because they had been partying the night before. Police also found multiple 24-ounce beer cans under passenger Eric Hall’s legs. Hall, 53, is of Struthers.

There was an open, half-empty bottle of whiskey near passenger William Bush, 61, of Youngstown, and an open bottle of vodka and a flask in Crawford’s purse.

When an officer caught Hickson urinating on the captain’s vehicle, Hickson hurriedly pulled his pants up but began urinating again when the officer turned away.

Hickson is charged with a misdemeanor count of public indecency.