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Ex-Cop Takes Plea Bargain, Admits To Urinating On Metallica Fan

4/10/09, 11:21 am EST

Photo: Boston Police Department

In the final chapter of Rock Daily’s favorite story of 2009, former Massachusetts police officer Joseph Houston pleaded guilty in a plea bargain after being charged with assault and battery and a felony charge of open and gross lewdness, Cape Cod Online reports. That open and gross lewdness? As Rock Daily previously hypothesized and the guilty plea confirms, an inebriated Houston urinated on a fellow concertgoer during Metallica’s concert at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden on January 18th.  Fittingly, Houston’s mug shot has the then-cop wearing a shirt that says “Alcoholic” in Metallica’s trademark font.

After downing roughly six beers before the concert even started, Houston made his way to his seat where he then “physically and verbally harassed a family that had traveled to Boston from out of state and were seated in the row in front of Houston and his brothers,” Cape Cod Online reports. Then this happened: “Houston pulled down his pants, exposed his penis and urinated on a man’s shirt, seat and the floor beside him, according to what the family told police. With his penis still exposed, Houston lunged at the man’s sister, according to the Brewster police investigation.”

Houston was also arraigned and faced another trial on charges of trespassing after allegedly re-entering the TD Banknorth Garden after having already been kicked out. With the plea bargain, Houston likely avoids any jail time if he sticks to his probation, reimburses $2,631 in ticket fees to his piss-soaked victim, undergoes alcohol treatment and stays far, far away from the Connecticut family he urinated on. The felony charge of open and gross lewdness was downgraded to a lesser charge of assault and indecent exposure. “If he abides by those conditions for the duration of the continuance, the cases will be dismissed. If he doesn’t, then they go to trial,” said a spokesperson for the Suffolk District Attorney. Following the incident, Houston’s job at the Brewster Police Department was terminated. Houston’s lawyer said that his client wants to “put the matter behind him.”

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Steve | 4/10/2009, 11:32 am EST

one of Massachusett’s finest, everyone. What a tool.

Ken | 4/10/2009, 12:06 pm EST

Funny, nothing ever happened to Metallica for pissing on their fans through the 90’s…..

Anonymous | 4/10/2009, 1:55 pm EST

Big tough guy. So you can urinate and expose yourself to a family and walk away with probation. That sounds like Boston. His charges should have remained the same and not been reduced.

Queppin | 4/10/2009, 2:29 pm EST

ZIIIIING!

Ken | 4/10/2009, 12:06 pm EST

Funny, nothing ever happened to Metallica for pissing on their fans through the 90’s…..

wrecksracer | 4/10/2009, 2:39 pm EST

Charming fellow. Nice mug shot…wonder if he ever considered going into professional wrestling.

Der | 4/10/2009, 3:36 pm EST

Pretty sure the shirt says “Alcoholica” not “Alcoholic” – as Metallica was known for most of 80s/90s

Schultz | 4/10/2009, 4:48 pm EST

Friggin’ douche bag – I’m a cop and do what I want and get away with it. Jail time and golden showers should have been HIS sentence.

The orange barrel | 4/10/2009, 5:23 pm EST

Better to be pissed off than pissed on. But take a look at this bozo.What a pinhead.Duhhhhh.

Nathan | 4/10/2009, 11:31 pm EST

His picture makes me hate him more.

Unman | 4/11/2009, 2:20 am EST

Hopefully “the matter” follows closely behind him for the rest of his pathetic life.

weegie | 4/11/2009, 11:01 am EST

Guy should get a lifetime achievement award for urinating on a Metallica fan ;)

Dude Man | 4/11/2009, 11:45 am EST

Real classy Weegie. Just because you don’t like someone’s music, you think a fan should be urinated on. You moron.

Naldo | 4/11/2009, 2:03 pm EST

Yep, the Notorious P.I.G.

Thats small town MA cops for you.

Big Daddy 34 | 4/11/2009, 4:20 pm EST

Put a mustache on him and he’s Paul Blart Mall Cop, which I’m guessing is the closest he’ll get to law enforcement after this little stunt. Hey shithead, I would guess Metallica would not be proud to call you one of their fans. See you at the mall fuckface!

Elvis Crespo | 4/11/2009, 8:49 pm EST

-Hey, you urinated all over me?-
-Yeah, that is “Sad but true”-
-Why you did it?-
“The Master of Puppets” told me to…-
-Ewww, and it smells like…-
-Yeah, “Fuel”-
-Gosh, dude, I’ll present charges for assault and “Battery”-

Wally from Erie, PA | 4/11/2009, 11:20 pm EST

This story is a Pisser!!!-get it??
he should have pissed all over The Metalica Boys, because they suck, they are a mean spirited bunch, _I just love downloading all their music for free, I wouldn’t pay a fuckin dime for it otherwise

weegie | 4/12/2009, 12:39 am EST

Lol. Funny getting a reprimand from someone named “Duuuuude Man”.
Lemme guess DM….being a Metallica fan you make minumum wage…you have a mullet and a wispy moustache….you had “trouble” in school….your CD collection is 97 % metal…which puts you in the lower 3 % of IQ’s….your girlfriend weighs more than an NFL defensive tackle…and ironically looks like NFL defensive tackle. There’s nothing dumber than metal, it was the gateway to white trash people everywhere being able to enjoy music, it’s a joke, it’s Spinal Tap,………Stryper….a beacon of trash for you rubes to grab onto. Metallica is the least deserving band to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame….easily. Look at the cop….a mook…a mook urinating on another Metallica fan mook…..it’s poetic really.

Anon | 4/12/2009, 2:03 am EST

Drunk people do stupid things. Being a Metallica fan has nothing to do with it. Besides, if the extent of your metal knowledge is Spinal Tap and Stryper, you can’t legitimately criticize the genre. It would be like me criticizing jazz, and citing Kenny G as an example.

Listen to the And Justice for All album. If you have any knowledge of music theory and a good ear for musical structure there’s no way you can call Metallica stupid. I’ll never understand why metal always gets attacked as a dumb genre. Even the dumbest metal is smarter than anything on the hit singles charts in the last twenty years.

Allan Hunt | 4/12/2009, 6:09 am EST

Parade Of Elephants

Flush | 4/12/2009, 12:50 pm EST

Wow, what a douchebag. I feel sorry for the family. That one jackass ruined a whole concert experience for them.

bennie new york | 4/12/2009, 1:19 pm EST

As if I didn’t distrust cops enough.

basser | 4/12/2009, 3:25 pm EST

This guy’s a butt. Don’t let him give a bad name to all law enforcement officials. It seems like there is always a goober in every concert crowd who thinks the show is all about him or her, rather than the band that’s under the spotlights. Don’t you wish creeps like that wouldn’t have the money to buy concert tickets?

bartholomew appleton | 4/12/2009, 3:41 pm EST

hey, screw the cop & Metallica, their music aint worth shit, hey all you 18-35 year olds out there growing up, -let me tell you . . this music & everything out there is a bunch of crap!
I grew up with Hendrix, The Stones, ELP, Jethro Tull, Floyd, Yes, The Doors, Genesis, and all the rest of the “progressive 70’s-80’s Rock Genre. You need to all check it out, and stopmaking guys like Dave Grohl, & Eddie Vedder your heros, because by comparison, they all suck! I’m trying to teach you something here,so listen up, Rolling Stone is going to pollute your head with all garbage, just look at the cover this month, that freakin little Gangsta Lil Wayne, a lot of good a creep like that will do for you, except maybe get you arrested, so listen up, play some of the above named Albums, and then leave your messages here, and you can thank me, while you’re at it!

HA HA HA!!! | 4/12/2009, 5:05 pm EST

Hey Bart, all those lame bands you named off are the reason metal, punk & grunge were invented! You might want to spark a fattie in a field listening to Jethro Tull and Yes’s stupid prog-rock noodling, but the rest of us want to FUCK SHIT UP!!! FUCK THAT COP!!!

mfingninja | 4/12/2009, 5:10 pm EST

There is a reason that almost all serial killers either try to be cops of join the army at some point in their lives. Just a bunch of fucking power hungry psycopaths.

cole | 4/12/2009, 7:10 pm EST

bartholomew,every band you like is great in my book.but arent everyone of them bands rolling stone used to praise?and arent all the things you said exactly what the generation before you said about your bands?ie-those beatles need a haircut,they are taking our children and corrupting them!!!!!so everything you said is pretty much a buncha crap…..ecept lil wang,he really does suck.lol.little wayne,do you think that vocoder vocal effect makes it sound like you can sing? cause it doesnt,and you cant………lmao.

voodoo mama | 4/12/2009, 9:13 pm EST

I hope ex-cop Joseph Houston has learned a valuable lesson.

You can only get away with this kind of behaviour if you are a bona fide rock star, not just some loser at a concert.

Dude Man | 4/12/2009, 10:15 pm EST

Weegie you thought Run DMC belong in and they are not even a rock band. Metallica has influenced so many bands and sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide. What those are not qualifications for the hall? Next even though I’m not a Stryper fan, Michael Sweet’s wife just died, so I don’t think you need to kick him while he’s down. Also, I’m a 14 year old, you jerk. I have no problem admitting I like heavy metal.It is one of rock’s longest-lasting subgenres. And you have not meet me and you make up all your cute stories. You love fun tales, well here’s one for you. Your a lonely emo sitting in his bathroom, with his eyeliner saying,” Pete Wentz is the only one who understands me…” And stop saying mook it makes you look like an idiot.

Deznutsinyou | 4/12/2009, 10:16 pm EST

There should be a law somewhere making it legal to urinate on metallica or thier fans. Pissssssss

Dr. Thomas Kaminky MD FAAP PC | 4/13/2009, 10:24 pm EST

The Good Doctors Top Picks for April

1) PAPA ROACH
2) HINDER
3) MOTLEY CRUE
4) AC/DC
5) BOB DYLAN
6) CHICKENFOOT
7) U2
8) Tom PETTY
9) NICKELBACK
10)THE ROLLING STONES

there you have from the well informed “Medicine Man” (yes I am a Doctor, with a very successful practice)

Reverend Billy D. / Austin | 4/14/2009, 11:00 am EST

only Only ONLY bacon burgers get these sorta plea deals because the public prosecutors want to have good case referrals when they go into criminal defense… sad what passes for justice these days in these parts…

BostonFire | 7/21/2009, 3:11 am EST

People make mistakes, especially on Booze! This guy lost a good job: pay, benefits, pension, etc.

No one should be subjected to being pissed on but who in their right mind thinks a Metalica concert is a quality venue for a “family outing”?

Dang you, people! | 9/15/2009, 1:20 am EST

You people are really just a bunch of whiny attentions seekers. Grow some freakin’ cajones!

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 1:21 am EST

Get a life, you dipsticks!

English - it's an adventure! | 11/10/2009, 6:04 pm EST

“What those are not qualifications for the hall?” “And you have not meet me and you make up all your cute stories. You love fun tales.”

Dear Mr. “Dude Man”, I think, if you’re 14, you had better sign up for some remedial english quickly so you don’t join the “children left behind”. The kind of english you use will only qualify you for jobs involving the suggestive selling of french fries! (or cleaning up after Metallica shows!)

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