Robert Addie
Courtesy of WCSO
A 39-year-old Ypsilanti man admitted Thursday to striking a police officer while driving drunk in the parking lot of a Pittsfield Township Burger King in February.
Robert Lamont Addie pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of resisting a police officer, fourth-degree fleeing police and operating while intoxicated, third offense.
A count of assault with intent to commit bodily harm less than murder was dismissed, as was Addie's habitual offender status. It was revealed in court that he has been convicted of drunken driving in 1994, 1999, 2001 and 2006.
Judge David Swartz asked Addie to recount what he did to make him think he was guilty of the charges.
Addie told the court he had been drinking when he was driving his car at the Burger King and a police officer directed him to move his vehicle to a specific spot.
"When I pulled over the car it pretty much, kind of sideswiped the officer," Addie said.
Pittsfield Township police were initially called to the Burger King at 6190 W. Michigan Ave. — nearly right across the street from the police station -- at 1:38 p.m. Feb. 14 after receiving reports that two men inside a 2003 Ford Taurus were “causing a disturbance with employees” as they went through the drive-thru.
Officers repeatedly told Addie, who was driving, to park the Taurus.
Police say Addie accelerated at a high rate of speed through the parking lot and struck an officer before leaving.
The officer was knocked to the ground and suffered minor injuries.
The officers pursued the Taurus on a short chase west on Michigan Avenue, which ended at Saulk Trail Drive. Police say Addie resisted arrest but was eventually subdued and taken into custody.
A sentencing agreement was not part of the plea deal. Addie is scheduled to be sentenced June 13. He remains free on a a 10 percent of $7,500 bond, according to court records.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.