LAWRENCE — A 22-year-old Trenton man who caused several disturbances at McDonald's and township police headquarters Sunday night was arrested, released, arrested again, released again, and allegedly caused another disturbance before being picked up by his mother — all in less than three hours, police said yesterday.

Police first encountered Phenol D. Victor outside the McDonald’s on Brunswick Circle shortly after 9 p.m., when they were sent after Victor was reportedly shouting and antagonistic in the parking lot. The officers could smell a strong odor of alcohol on Victor as they approached him, Lt. Mark Ubry said.

“He’s swaying, he was yelling and cursing at the officers, he told them to take him to jail,” Ubry said. “Due to his violent and tumultuous nature he was arrested for disorderly conduct.”

Victor was taken to police headquarters, where he was released on a summons around 10:15 p.m. But that was not his final arrest of the night.

“And while being released he caused several more disturbances in the police headquarters lobby,” Ubry said.

Victor allegedly complained he had lost his cell phone during his arrest, and when officers told him to have a seat he refused and continued yelling. Victor also allegedly verbally accosted a couple in the headquarters parking lot.

“He left and then he came back in,” Ubry said.

At 10:30 p.m., officers arrested Victor again and charged him with disorderly conduct, Ubry said. He was released on a summons at 11 p.m. and sent back to the lobby to wait for a ride home from his mother.

“Shortly thereafter he came up to the dispatch window and started screaming about his cell phone being missing again,” Ubry said.

Unwilling to arrest Victor again and unable to throw him in jail because he was not doing anything worse than yelling, police officers instead tried to keep Victor quiet.

“So then they stood by him until (11:27) when his mom arrived,” Ubry said.

Victor departed with her and wasn’t heard from again Sunday night. His two disorderly conduct charges will be heard in municipal court June 18.

Contact Alex Zdan at azdan@njtimes.com or (609) 989-5705.

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