Barry's arrest report obtained by WTOP Radio

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Park Police report into the arrest of D.C. Councilman Marion Barry says an officer stopped the former mayor in Anacostia Park, after observing Barry's vehicle "driving in an erratic manner on the wrong side of the road."

The officer, in the report obtained by WTOP Radio, says Donna Watts-Brighthaup was shouting out of her window "in a clear attempt" to get the officer's attention as he passed her vehicle as he was pulling up behind Barry's car. The report states that Barry pulled to the right side of the road as the officer pulled up behind him with his emergency lights on.

Channel 4 was the first to get the report that says Watts-Brighthaup was breathing heavily when she approached the Park Police officer and shouted in a "high, nervous tone" that Barry was harassing her. The officer asked her to return to her vehicle, while she continued to tell the officer that Barry was harassing her.

Barry told the officer that he was in the process of getting an arrest warrant for the other passenger in Watts-Brightaup's vehicle, her ex-husband Delonta Brightaupt.

The report also reveals that Watts-Brighthaup told the officer that she had cancer and her ex-husband is her caregiver, and that Barry was upset Delonte Brightaupt was still in her life, and that Barry threatened to use "his powers of influence" to have Brightaupt arrested if she did not end her relationship with him.

The officer says in the report that Watts-Brightaup made it clear that Barry's behavior towards her was unwanted, and that she advised Barry that she wished to end contact with him.

Watts-Brightaup also told the officer that she had saved several threatening voicemails from Barry, and even played one for the officer. Some of those voicemails were later obtained by the Washington City Paper.

Barry was placed under arrest after Watts-Brightaup made it clear to the officer that "his behavior was in fact threatening and unwanted and that she wanted to be left alone, but [Barry] ignored her requests to be left alone."

The charges against Barry were dropped this week, but no charges were ever brought against Barry for the erratic driving observed by the officer.

Sources tell WTOP that Barry did apologize to the City Council for the scandal involving Watts-Brighthaupt, but that he would not make a public apology.

The police report came to light as D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray announced details of an investigation into a personal service contract between Barry and Watts-Brighthaupt.

When Chairman Gray told council members he asked Robert Bennett to investigate, some council members suggested it would be better to have Inspector General or D.C. Auditor investigate the matter. Sources tell WTOP that Gray dismissed those ideas.

During a news conference Friday evening, several council members walked out, as Barry defended himself and again criticized U.S. Park Police for taking him into custody this week.

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