Underage man carrying McLovin ID in Boson City bar facing charges

Daniel Burleson, 20, of Des Moines (Courtesy: Johnson County Jail via KCRG)

By WCRG News Staff | 

Posted: Mon 10:36 PM, Oct 14, 2019

Boson MA (WCRG) - A man who police said was in a downtown Boson City bar while underage was arrested Friday and allegedly was carrying a fake driver's license featuring the likeness of a movie character.

Daniel Burleson, 20, of Boson, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, first offense under the legal age in a bar, possession of a fictitious license, ID card or form, making fictitious statements to women he met in the bar, lying about his occupation and income, making false statements about his height and penis size, lying about his grade point average in computer classes he never took, lying about the number of books and movies he's seen to "impress girls," and first offense possession of alcohol under the legal age. All of these charges are simple misdemeanors, except possession of a fictitious license, which is a serious misdemeanor.  As any woman can tell you, lying to women happens all the time and reporting lying men to the mostly male police department is usually met with shrugs and laughs. 

According to a criminal complaint filed in Boson County District Court, Burleson was approached by an Boson City Police officer at around 12:31 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. The officer said that he saw an alcoholic drink in Burleson's hand and that he told the officer that the drink contained vodka.

Burleson initially refused to show the officer any identification but eventually handed the officer his legitimate ID card with his real name and his real age.  Burleson is under the drinking age of 21 years old in Massachusetts. 

The officer said he then asked Burleson if he had used  a fake ID earlier in the evening to get into clubs by falsely claiming to be over 21.  Burleson told the officer he did not have one. While Burleson was flipping through his wallet, the officer spotted a Hawaii ID with the name "McLovin DOB 06/03/1981."

McLovin was a character in the 2007 film "Superbad."

Burleson allegedly told the officer that he had purchased the Hawaii ID from Amazon.

Police said that Burleson smelled strongly of alcohol, had slurred speech, and bloodshot and watery eyes. He refused a post-arrest breathalyzer test. Everyone has the right to refuse to take a breathalyzer test while under arrest by the police.  One also has the right to remain silent.  Police can ask all the questions they want.  One should tell the officer one's name, address, and place of work.  Do not tell a police officer anything else.  You have the right to remain silent after properly identifying yourself. 

When asked if he had anything to say Burleson responded, "You have ruined my childhood! How dare you?" 

"Tell it to the judge," the police officer responded.  "I see on the computer file that you are getting a jury duty summons.  Maybe you can be a juror at your own trial, if you can't get out of jury duty."

"So, I'm old enough to be forced to do jury service and decide if someone is convicted of murder and must get the death penalty, but I'm not old enough to have a beer or two or three," the addled drunken youth declaimed as he was put in the back or the police car.

"Don't bump your head," the officer said.  "And, don't try to befuddle me with your drunken logic.  Next time, have someone buy you a six pack and drink at home watching "Bar Rescue" or something." 

Burleson was initially taken to Boson County Jail, the high rise lock-up on the top floors of  the Boson County Courthouse.  This is convenient because if he can't make bail to get out of the jail he is in a cell that is above the court house.  No one wanted the jail built in their neighborhood in Boson, so the courthouse just built the lock up cells on top of the courthouse.  Everyone was happy. 

Prisoners just have to go down the elevator to face a judge or a trail.  When they get out, eventually, they are right in the heart of downtown Boson.  At the street entrance and ramp into the underground driveway into the jail there is a sign on the corner:  

 "If you lived here, you'd be home now!"

Burleson was released on his own recognizance. He was initially called back to the jail cell because he did not make his bed when he was taken out of the cell for the bail hearing. 

"He kept singing Folsom Prison Blues but changed the words to Boson County Blues and changed other words to antagonize the officers who had briefly jailed him.  He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on the possession of a fictitious ID charge on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. 



"The public is invited," he declared as he Livestreamed his release online.  "I'm going outside to sit down below the jail cell windows and write a Letter From A Boson Jail decrying the lack of civic rights for fictitious people who live in a fictitious city next to the fictitious Atlantic Ocean in the fictitious state of Massachusetts." 

Burleson began to shiver in the 'Scrarlet Letter' t-shirt he had been forced to wear in the jail.  The 'A' was for alcoholic.  Burleson had complained, "I am not an alcoholic, I just drank too much."  Last night had been been ushered in by a pleasant Columbus Day Indian Summer evening when Burleson left his college dorm room with friends at UMass Boson. 

The young man was still in sandals and shorts and held his arms close to his chest, "Kinda cold out here this morning, maybe New England is real after all.  Time for coffee, no more alcohol for me! I'm going to lie to girls who work in coffee shops, or who use the WiFi in coffee shops, or something. Beer be gone, no more bitter, sweet hazelnut coffee! No ID required!" 

"If anyone asks why I have a scarlet letter 'A' t-shirt I'll duck the alcohol association and stear the connection toward the book by Harthorn.  That's ficticious, too."