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Man uses hearse to stalk ex-girlfriend
ELYRIA -- An Elyria man, who police say was drunk Thursday night, is accused of using a hearse to ram his ex-girlfriend's car.
Jeffrey Laubenthal, 43, 257 Washington Ave., saw his ex-girlfriend's car stopped at a traffic light on Washington Avenue at Broad Street, sped up and smashed into her car, she told Elyria Police. The force pushed her car onto Broad Street and he squealed his tired and rammed her again, a police report said.
After the second crash, Laubenthal leaned out of the window of the Laubenthal Funeral Home hearse and yelled obscenities at her, she told police. Police found black scuff marks and chipped paint on her car, the report says.
The woman told police her neck snapped back during the alleged incidents and she had a severe headache. She was not hospitalized, Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said.
The woman, who works at Boomers bar, 305 Broad St., told police that Laubenthal came into the bar for drinks at 6 p.m. that night. She served him three shots of Jaegermeister and Red Bull and two Budweiser Selects within an hour, the report states.
The woman told a manager at the bar that Laubenthal has been stalking her, according to the report. The manager kicked Laubenthal out of the bar and he punched a hole in the wall near the men's restroom, the report says.
While police were talking to the woman at the Elyria police station, Laubenthal called her several times, the report says, yelling profanities. He hung up when she passed the phone to an officer, police said.
An officer called Laubenthal from a department phone and asked him how much he had to drink, the report says. He responded, ''Dude, it's my birthday, I've been drinking all day,'' according to the report.
When police went to his home, Laubenthal denied ramming his ex-girlfriend's car and punching a hole in the wall at Boomers, the report says. Police arrested Laubenthal after they saw damage to the grill of the hearse, the report says.
He is charged with felonious assault, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and assured clear distance. Laubenthal did not enter pleas during an arraignment in Elyria Municipal Court yesterday.
Municipal Judge John Musson released Laubenthal on bond and ordered no contact with the woman and to stay at least 100 feet away from her, according to court records. His next hearing has been set for June 12.
The hearse was not towed because Laubenthal was at home when police arrested him, Eichenlaub said. Laubenthal refused to take field sobriety tests and a breath test, police said.
Jeffrey Laubenthal, 43, 257 Washington Ave., saw his ex-girlfriend's car stopped at a traffic light on Washington Avenue at Broad Street, sped up and smashed into her car, she told Elyria Police. The force pushed her car onto Broad Street and he squealed his tired and rammed her again, a police report said.
After the second crash, Laubenthal leaned out of the window of the Laubenthal Funeral Home hearse and yelled obscenities at her, she told police. Police found black scuff marks and chipped paint on her car, the report says.
The woman told police her neck snapped back during the alleged incidents and she had a severe headache. She was not hospitalized, Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said.
The woman, who works at Boomers bar, 305 Broad St., told police that Laubenthal came into the bar for drinks at 6 p.m. that night. She served him three shots of Jaegermeister and Red Bull and two Budweiser Selects within an hour, the report states.
The woman told a manager at the bar that Laubenthal has been stalking her, according to the report. The manager kicked Laubenthal out of the bar and he punched a hole in the wall near the men's restroom, the report says.
While police were talking to the woman at the Elyria police station, Laubenthal called her several times, the report says, yelling profanities. He hung up when she passed the phone to an officer, police said.
An officer called Laubenthal from a department phone and asked him how much he had to drink, the report says. He responded, ''Dude, it's my birthday, I've been drinking all day,'' according to the report.
When police went to his home, Laubenthal denied ramming his ex-girlfriend's car and punching a hole in the wall at Boomers, the report says. Police arrested Laubenthal after they saw damage to the grill of the hearse, the report says.
He is charged with felonious assault, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and assured clear distance. Laubenthal did not enter pleas during an arraignment in Elyria Municipal Court yesterday.
Municipal Judge John Musson released Laubenthal on bond and ordered no contact with the woman and to stay at least 100 feet away from her, according to court records. His next hearing has been set for June 12.
The hearse was not towed because Laubenthal was at home when police arrested him, Eichenlaub said. Laubenthal refused to take field sobriety tests and a breath test, police said.
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