Cleveland Radio: WMMS Personality Bill Squire Pepper Sprayed

Bill Squire

Cleveland comedian Bill Squire, co-host of The Alan Cox Show on WMMS 100.7 FM, has pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, public intoxication and resisting arrest charges after police pepper sprayed him outside a haunted house.

Squire, 34, was placed into a 6-month diversion program that could allow him to clear his record of any charges and avoid jail time if he successfully completes it, according to cleveland.com.

Squire's arrest came about 1 a.m. Sunday outside the Paranormal Penitentiary, a haunted house attraction inside Mansfield's Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield police Capt. Shari Robertson said.

Squire bought tickets to the haunted house online, but his cellphone died while he was in line, Robertson said.

Squire argued with employees over whether he would be allowed in to the prison, and became belligerent, Robertson said. He cursed at the employees, then cursed at Mansfield police when they came over and asked him to step out of line, Robertson said.

Officers said they noticed that Squire smelled of alcohol, had glassy eyes and slurred his speech. They arrested him on a disorderly conduct intoxication charge, Robertson said.

As officers led him to the police car, Squire kept trying to pull away from their grip, Robertson said. The officers warned him several times to comply, and Squire kept trying to pull away, Robertson said.

That's when an officer pulled out a can of pepper spray and sprayed Squire in the forehead. Police took Squire to the Richland County Jail, washed his face of the spray and booked him on the misdemeanor charges.