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Bizarre story about police chasing canoers.

"The officer, Sgt. Mark White, reports he removed his gear and shoes, jumped in the water and swam after the canoe with the woman, her children and the shirtless man.
"I swam towards the fleeing canoe constantly advising him that I was the police and that he is being ordered to stop the canoe and the operator (Joe Drazek) began to laugh and tell me that I was not a police officer," Officer White wrote in his report.
About a quarter of a mile down the river, White reports he caught up to the canoe and Drazek tried to hold on to a tree branch to prevent the officer from pushing the canoe to the shore. While trying to climb into the canoe, White indicates that Drazek used the oar to push him back into the river.
White says he was able to get the canoe to the bank and instructed the children and Dehart to exit the canoe while struggling with Drazek. During the altercation, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on the man's breath and several empty beer cans in the canoe."

I'd never believe this cop if I was on the jury. Was he wearing a cape too?

"After the arrest, Autumn DeHart reportedly told the officer that the family had stopped canoeing for a cookout, grilled food and drank alcohol. Back on the river, her husband of eight years began to tip the canoe over with the intent to spill everyone out of the canoe. Mrs. DeHart said she was worried about her children and told him repeatedly she didn't want him to tip the canoe.
DeHart explained to Officer White that her husband began to get increasingly upset and verbally abusive, then tipped over the canoe. One child was ejected with her mother.
Mrs. DeHart said her husband wouldn't allow her back into his canoe, so the family then got into Drazdek's canoe to complete the trip. She said that her husband was "very verbally abusive towards her" along the rest of the trip."

These guys should sue for false arrest and assault. Being a jerk is not a crime.