This is the cop who busted Chris Simms, NFL quarterback. Ex QB, that is, as he was canned after the bust. This cop went out of his way to destroy this guy's career, and so far he has succeeded.
"Unemployed ‘‘zombie’’ quarterback Chris Simms was so high on marijuana when he was busted this summer, a police officer said his tongue went numb off the weed’s aroma, the cop testified today.
Simms pleaded not guilty this morning to one count of operating a motor vehicle while impaired, before defense lawyers asked a judge to throw out the evidence, claiming cops didn’t have probable cause to bust the football scion.
NYPD officer Francisco Acosta said Simms was pulled over at a checkpoint at 331 W. Houston St. on July 1 and the former Tennessee Titans benchwarmer reeked of pot.
‘‘There was a strong marijuana smell coming out of the car. When I approached the driver’s side I noticed that the defendant had a very flushed face,’’ Acosta testified in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The cop said the odor was so strong when it hit his face: ‘‘My tongue got numb.’’
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon told both sides to make written summations and he’ll decide on Nov. 19 if the evidence against Simms should be sacked, or ruled in-bounds for prosecutors.
Acosta said everything about Simms — his smell, appearance and speech — made the out-of-work QB look like a ‘‘zombie.’’
‘‘When I started talking to him, it [marijuana smell] was coming from his breath, his eyes were very watery, he had slurred speech,’’ the cop said.
‘‘He was like a zombie. He was acting like he was in slow motion.’’
Simms allegedly copped to using the pot and finished it all in just four puffs.
‘‘He told me he smoked the marijuana in the car, but there’s no more marijuana in the car,’’ Acosta testified.
‘‘He told me he smoked it earlier, he said he had four puffs.’’
As the QB was being arrested, Simms wife — who had been riding shot gun in their 2009 Merdeces — told her hubby to keep quiet and not submit to any urine or breath tests, Acosta said.
The signal caller later agreed to take tests looking for booze, and it found no evidence of any alcohol in his system. Prosecutors played video footage of Simms at the station, declining to take drug tests.
‘‘I was talking to his wife and she was telling me, ‘It’s not fair you’re arresting him,’ ’’ Acosta said.
Simms’ wife barked out this signal her husband: ‘‘ ‘Don’t do anything, don’t take any tests, don’t say anything to the cops. Keep quiet,’ ’’ according to Acosta.
When Simms was busted this summer a judge cut him some slack, and allowed him to get back to Tennessee Titans training camp. The Titans have since released Simms and no one has picked him up.
Cops said Simms — son of CBS commentator and former Giants QB great Phil Simms — fell into a deep sleep while he was in the holding tank with other drivers busted up at the checkpoint.
‘‘I tried to wake him up [later], I called him by his name and he didn’t’ respond,’’ Acosta testified. ‘‘I told one of the other prisoners to wake him up for me. One of the other prisoners tapped him, he was in a slow motion."
Defense lawyer Harvey Steinberg said all the evidence against Simms should be benched because prosecutors didn’t bring in any NYPD brass to explain why the check point was necessary.
‘‘Clearly he [officer Acosta] doesn’t meet the criteria for a ranking policy maker,’’ Steinberg said. ‘‘The purposes of the check point has to be established.’’
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"Unemployed ‘‘zombie’’ quarterback Chris Simms was so high on marijuana when he was busted this summer, a police officer said his tongue went numb off the weed’s aroma, the cop testified today.
Simms pleaded not guilty this morning to one count of operating a motor vehicle while impaired, before defense lawyers asked a judge to throw out the evidence, claiming cops didn’t have probable cause to bust the football scion.
NYPD officer Francisco Acosta said Simms was pulled over at a checkpoint at 331 W. Houston St. on July 1 and the former Tennessee Titans benchwarmer reeked of pot.
‘‘There was a strong marijuana smell coming out of the car. When I approached the driver’s side I noticed that the defendant had a very flushed face,’’ Acosta testified in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The cop said the odor was so strong when it hit his face: ‘‘My tongue got numb.’’
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon told both sides to make written summations and he’ll decide on Nov. 19 if the evidence against Simms should be sacked, or ruled in-bounds for prosecutors.
Acosta said everything about Simms — his smell, appearance and speech — made the out-of-work QB look like a ‘‘zombie.’’
‘‘When I started talking to him, it [marijuana smell] was coming from his breath, his eyes were very watery, he had slurred speech,’’ the cop said.
‘‘He was like a zombie. He was acting like he was in slow motion.’’
Simms allegedly copped to using the pot and finished it all in just four puffs.
‘‘He told me he smoked the marijuana in the car, but there’s no more marijuana in the car,’’ Acosta testified.
‘‘He told me he smoked it earlier, he said he had four puffs.’’
As the QB was being arrested, Simms wife — who had been riding shot gun in their 2009 Merdeces — told her hubby to keep quiet and not submit to any urine or breath tests, Acosta said.
The signal caller later agreed to take tests looking for booze, and it found no evidence of any alcohol in his system. Prosecutors played video footage of Simms at the station, declining to take drug tests.
‘‘I was talking to his wife and she was telling me, ‘It’s not fair you’re arresting him,’ ’’ Acosta said.
Simms’ wife barked out this signal her husband: ‘‘ ‘Don’t do anything, don’t take any tests, don’t say anything to the cops. Keep quiet,’ ’’ according to Acosta.
When Simms was busted this summer a judge cut him some slack, and allowed him to get back to Tennessee Titans training camp. The Titans have since released Simms and no one has picked him up.
Cops said Simms — son of CBS commentator and former Giants QB great Phil Simms — fell into a deep sleep while he was in the holding tank with other drivers busted up at the checkpoint.
‘‘I tried to wake him up [later], I called him by his name and he didn’t’ respond,’’ Acosta testified. ‘‘I told one of the other prisoners to wake him up for me. One of the other prisoners tapped him, he was in a slow motion."
Defense lawyer Harvey Steinberg said all the evidence against Simms should be benched because prosecutors didn’t bring in any NYPD brass to explain why the check point was necessary.
‘‘Clearly he [officer Acosta] doesn’t meet the criteria for a ranking policy maker,’’ Steinberg said. ‘‘The purposes of the check point has to be established.’’
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