Lincoln Police cited a man for drinking an alcoholic beverage in the back of a police cruiser.

The incident happened just before midnight on September 26th near 17th and A Street.

LPD said they found 38-year-old Rubin Rollins intoxicated on the street, trying to get to his brother’s house.

LPD offered him a ride, that’s when they heard a can open in the back of the cruiser and saw him drinking Hurricane Malt Liquor.

He was cited for having an open container of an alcoholic beverage. He was sent to Bridge Behavioral Health.