Brian Zielinski
Brian Zielinski
Photo of Brian Zielinski from his 2015 arrest.
Brian Francis Zielinski nicknamed "Captain Jack Sparrow" is a Hells Angels motorcycle gang member from Knoxville, Tennessee. In May 2018 he was arrested after huffing super glue. In September 2017 he was arrested for burglary while dressed up as a pirate. [undefined] [undefined]
Criminal History
2018 Arrest
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Brian Zielinski was arrested by Knoxville Police Department (KPD) officers after huffing super glue. At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, multiple people flagged down an officer in Market Square in Knoxville to report "odd behavior" by a man. [undefined]
According to police, Brian Zielinski refused to stop walking away when he was approached by officers.
The reporting officer noted that Zielinski was "talking incoherently and appeared to be under the influence of some type of inhalant." [undefined]
Authorities said a search yielded two bottles of super glue in Zielinski's front pants pocket and a sunglasses case containing small light bulbs with a straw attached to the end of the bulb. Zielinski allegedly told investigators the stash of supplies was for huffing glue. [undefined]
Officers also reported finding a small electronic weighing scale with a crystal like residue in Zielinski's bag. [undefined]
After being placed in handcuffs, Zielinski allegedly tried running away and was restrained on the ground.
Officers reported that he told officers to kill him while banging his head on the sidewalk. As KPD was trying to place leg shackles on Zielinski, they said he started kicking officers. [undefined]
"His actions created an unreasonable amount of noise that was preventing the surrounding public from carrying on with their lawful activities," the police report said.
Zielinski has been charged with disorderly conduct, evading arrest, inhale and possess intoxicants for unlawful purposes, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, and resist, stop, arrest, search (no weapon). [undefined]
2015 Arrest
On September 29, 2017 Dunlap, Tennessee Police arrested and charged Brian Zielinski with burglary and resisting arrest while wearing a pirate outfit.He was arrested on Poplar Street in Dunlap shortly before midnight Saturday night. [undefined] [undefined]
Sequatchie County Jail Captain Justin Higdon says when Zielinski was taken into custody, he was wearing a black pirate hat, a black vest, brown jacket, and red gloves and boots.