New York man delivers himself drunk to the cops while picking his friend up from jail

A New York man who arrived at a sheriff’s office to pick up a friend after a drunken driving arrest ended up in handcuffs himself after deputies said he drove there intoxicated.

Authorities arrested 25-year-old Antone Glionna of Hagaman, New York, on May 16 after he drove to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Fultonville to pick up an acquaintance who had been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said Glionna drove into a restricted area at the sheriff’s office instead of using the public parking lot. A deputy approached Glionna and suspected he was intoxicated, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities then administered standardized field sobriety tests, which Glionna allegedly failed.

Investigators later checked Department of Motor Vehicles records and discovered Glionna’s New York driver’s license had already been revoked because of a prior DWI-related conviction and a refusal to take a chemical test, authorities said.

Glionna’s charges

The sheriff’s office charged Glionna with aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher, and unlicensed operation.

Authorities processed Glionna at the sheriff’s office and later released him to a third party. Officials issued him an appearance ticket directing him to appear in Glen Town Court at a later date. Court records and public reports available as of May 19 did not show a final disposition in the case. The charges remain pending.

The acquaintance Glionna intended to pick up had also faced a DWI arrest, though authorities did not publicly identify that individual or provide details about the earlier stop.

New York law treats aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree as a Class E Felony offense in cases involving intoxicated driving with a suspended or revoked license. A DWI conviction in New York can carry penalties that include fines, license revocation, probation, mandatory alcohol education programs, and possible jail time, depending on the circumstances and prior record.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has not announced a future court date for Glionna, and no attorney information appeared in publicly available records reviewed Tuesday. Authorities also did not say who ultimately picked up Glionna’s acquaintance after deputies arrested him.

The Harold Jenkins Jr. case

A similar incident unfolded in Ohio earlier this year when police arrested a man who arrived at a station to pick up children after their mother’s arrest, only for officers to suspect he was intoxicated as well.

In that case, authorities in Solon, Ohio, arrested 33-year-old Harold Jenkins Jr. in January after he came to retrieve three children following the arrest of Summer R. Davis, according to local reports.

Police said Jenkins appeared drunk when he arrived at the station and later faced charges that included operating a vehicle while intoxicated and child endangerment. The unusual chain of arrests drew regional media attention because both adults allegedly arrived at police custody situations while under investigation themselves