I wonder if this guy headed up the Zenit program?
Top Russian Space Official Arrested
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A top Russian space official found
semiconscious on a beach was arrested after attacking two emergency
medical workers, authorities said.
Vladimir Lobachev, 61, of Moscow, was released from jail Monday
after posting $1,000 bond on two charges of battery.
Lobachev is in Florida as a visiting dignitary for Thursday's
launch of the space shuttle Discovery, a NASA official said. He is
director of the Russian space program's Mission Control Center in
Korolev, a suburb of Moscow.
According to an arrest report, police arrived at the Cocoa Beach
pier Sunday to find Lobachev - semiconscious, face down in the
sand, and wearing boxer shorts.
He was transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital. But as he was being
removed from the ambulance, he roused himself and became combative,
police said.
Neither medical worker was seriously hurt, said Orlando Domingez,
spokesman for the Fire Rescue agency.
The arrest report said that alcohol may have been a factor.[Imagine that!]
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