Parsons Police officers respond to reports of a man yelling in the middle of the street.

 Officers responded to the area of 17th and Grand Avenue yesterday for a report of a disorderly subject yelling obscenities, blocking traffic in the roadway and confronting citizens & motorists in the area.

Officers arrived and found 34 year old Perry Myers, of Parsons, standing in the intersection blocking traffic and yelling obscenities at passerby.

Myers was initially detained for disorderly conduct. The arresting officer detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from Myers, as well as other indicators of intoxication. A breath test was administered, and Myers was found to have a measurement more than 4 times the limit for motor vehicle operation. Myers was placed under arrest