Daniel Noble Part 1

Previously, I posted on a case concerning Woody Smith murdering his wife and claiming caffeine intoxication as his plea and now I am going to relate the case of a Daniel Noble, who set the precedent for that sort of plea. The plea is still extremely new as the first time it was used was on December 7, 2009 by Noble. Around 7:30 am, Noble, wearing his pajamas and a pair of sandals, heads over to Starbucks, buys two large coffees, and gulps them down as he cruises around Washington. The guy apparently did have a destination in mind at the time as he was reported to have driven to the Washington State University campus in search of his wife, who was still at their home.

When Noble arrived on campus he was already noticed for his erratic driving, especially when he hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk. He continued down the road, hopped his car over onto the sidewalk and hit another pedestrian. After a few more moments of driving, Noble parked his car in the middle of an intersection and began roaming, on foot and in pajamas.

When the cops arrived, Noble was still wandering and had begun yelling obscenities. An officer attempted to take him into custody, which caused him to become rather rowdy and, as a result, he was made friendly with a Taser. Two more officers arrived, making three total during this scene, and they finally got Noble into the back of a patrol car. The fun wasn’t quite over just yet as Noble began to try kicking out the windows of the car. When an officer went over to advise him to stop, the man leaped at him, trying to get out.

Noble was finally subdued, taken to Pullman Regional Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, and booked into Whitman County Jail. His victims were also taken to the hospital, both for a broken leg. The car was trashed with dents everywhere and a smashed windshield. Along the top of the windshield, a bunch of hair and pieces of scalp from the victims were found.
Sources: ABC News, Go Coug-Sars