Iowa City Man Takes Selfie With Cop After Arrest

Here's a situation that I never thought I'd see. A guy gets arrested for drunk driving and asks the officer if he can take a selfie while he's at the police station.

This happened last week in Iowa City. Authorities said Gilbert Phelps, 20, was pulled over for speeding just after 2 a.m. in August 6th when Iowa City Officer Ben Hektoen noticed "an odor of ingested alcohol" coming from the 2000 Toyota Camry, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported.

After a Breathalyzer test registered a .0 blood alcohol content, Phelps was examined by a “certified Drug Recognition Expert” who concluded that Phelps was “under the influence of cannabis and was unsafe to operate a motor vehicle.”

While Phelps was being tested, Hektoen noted, “the defendant requested to take a SnapChat selfie with me to which I happily obliged.” That selfie, seen above, shows a beaming Phelps in the foreground, while Hektoen gives the camera a thumbs-up sign.

One more reason to be proud of being a Hawkeye.