Philipsburg:--- On Friday June 14th at approximately 4:00am, a well-known lawyer working on Sint Maarten with initials S.J.F. was arrested for insulting and threatening police officers. The incident occurred in front of Golden Eyes Night Club on the Airport Boulevard where police were called to investigate a minor traffic accident between two vehicles, one of which was driven by the lawyer in question. During the investigation the lawyer who according to the investigating officers was under the influence of alcohol was not cooperating and on several occasions insulted the officers using profanity and verbally threatened their lives. Witnesses on the scene stated that they had seen the suspect earlier during the night at two different night clubs and that he had been drinking. The lawyer also told the officers that he knew persons in high positions and that he will have them lose their jobs. The lawyer was then arrested and taken to the Philipsburg Police Station where he remains in custody for further investigation.
KPSM Police Report