Off-duty Hoover officer jailed after Uber driver said he was accosted in Birmingham’s Lakeview District

Off-duty Hoover officer jailed after Uber driver said he was accosted in Birmingham’s Lakeview District

An off-duty Hoover police officer was arrested Friday morning in Birmingham’s Lakeview District after an Uber driver said he was accosted by the officer.

Adam Grant Shipley is charged with public intoxication, harassment, and third-degree criminal mischief. Those charges are misdemeanors.

Birmingham police said the arrest happened when they responded to a disturbance call at 2:10 a.m. in the 2700 block of Seventh Avenue South.

Shipley was booked into the Birmingham City Jail at 3:52 a.m. and has since been released on bond.

Adam Grant Shipley(Birmingham City Jail)

Hoover police Chief Nick Derzis said Shipley is on administrative leave pending ongoing investigations.

Uber driver Brantley Gerhardt, 34, told AL.com he was parked in front of Tin Roof when Shipley, who appeared intoxicated, bumped into his side-view mirror, damaging it.

Shipley then opened the door on Gerhardt’s vehicle and showed him his Hoover police badge and said a few things. A friend of Shipley’s apologized to Gerhardt and then started to lead Shipley from the scene.

Gerhardt said he got out of his vehicle and told Shipley he needed to fix his mirror.

“He’s like, ‘I ain’t fixing nothing’ and chest bumped me,’’’ Gerhardt said.

Gerhardt said he pulled out his phone to call 911 and Shipley snatched the phone out of his hand and threw it. He said while he was on the phone with dispatchers, Shipley grabbed his wrist and shook the phone out of his hand.

The Uber driver said Shipley also urinated in the presence of officers who responded to the scene, which was captured on video by Gerhardt.

“It was a nightmare,’’ Gerhardt said.

The video showed Birmingham police handcuffing Shipley after he urinated on the dumpster.