A teenager turned a misdemeanor into a felony charge Monday night. College Station Police responded to a welfare check in the 1300 block of Augustine Court Monday around 8:30pm. The reporting party said a male was walking down the street, screaming and yelling profanities, and that he wanted to kill himself. Officers identified the man as 17-year-old Preston Scott Cone. They say they smelled the odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath. Arrest records also say that Cone was slurring his speech, had a cut and scratches on his left hand and forearm from him tripping and falling earlier in the day, and had a disheveled appearance — his belt was slightly undone, making his pants sag, one shoe untied, and his hair was messy in appearance. When asked where he would go next, Cone had no direction of travel, even though he stated various times he knew his home address, but did not know how to get there or where he was currently located. He was reportedly knocking on doors and looking into vehicles in attempt to figure out where he was and get directions to his home. Police also reported recent calls of a male matching Cone’s description walking in the traffic lanes on Harvey Mitchell Parkway South. Cone was charged with Public Intoxication of a Minor, a Class C Misdemeanor. While enroute to jail, Cone allegedly threatened officers, saying he would pistol whip, slap, run over, and kill the two responding officers. He was additionally charged with Retaliation, a Third Degree Felony, and remains jailed on $15,000 bond. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
