CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A member of the Cleveland Community Police Commission is accused of being drunk in public and was arrested while fighting with a man accused of being a drug dealer.

Anthony Body, 29, is charged with public intoxication, a misdemeanor. He said he will fight the charge in court.

"I hope it all comes to light," Body said.

The altercation happened about 2 a.m. Saturday on West 10th Street and Main Avenue in the Flats.

Off-duty Cleveland police officers were sent to the area after gunshots were reported. They searched the area and later found Body chasing another man through a parking lot after a fight, according to court records.

Body admitted to police that he was in the area to drink and smelled of alcohol, according to records. Body denied saying that to police and said he was never read his rights by the officers.

Police were handcuffing the other man, Tenard Davis, 24, when a large amount of money and crack cocaine fell out of his pocket, court records say. Davis was charged with drug trafficking.

Body denied being drunk and gave a different version of events. He said a friend was driving on Main Avenue when Davis rear-ended his car. Davis jumped out of his car and tried to gab the keys from his friend's car.

They pulled into a nearby parking lot, Body said. He said Davis attacked his friend and tried to steal his money. Body said his friend has a prosthetic leg and couldn't defend himself.

Body defended his friend, chased the man and had him pinned against a car when police showed up with their guns drawn, he said. He said he tried to tell the officers his version of events but was arrested anyway.

Body, a Good Neighbor Ambassador for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, is one of 13 members of the Cleveland Community Police Commission, an entity created by the city's consent decree with the federal government.

The commission's goal is to have people who live and work in Cleveland make recommendations on how best to make changes to the Cleveland's police department.

He said the incident will help him inform his decisions that he makes on the commission.

"Being on the commission brings a lot of negative attention," he said. "But maybe this will help. We talk a lot about bias-free policing and showing concern for the average citizen."

Body has been convicted of six misdemeanor cases since 2008, including for carrying a concealed weapon, aggravated theft, having an open alcohol container in his car and drunken disorderly conduct.

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