When you find yourself suffering an erection that lasts more than four hours you should call your doctor — not rob your father.
An Upper East Side man who suffers from a condition called priapism — which causes painful erections that can last for hours — was busted for allegedly trying to steal money from his father to buy painkillers he hoped would grant him relief, according to sources.
David Miller, 30, was so hard up for drugs that he allegedly broke into dad Tommy’s place on York Avenue on Aug. 23, pulled a knife and snarled, “I want you out, and I want money!”
His father stood firm, however, calling cops and having him arrested on charges of burglary and attempted robbery, according to court documents.
The elder Miller said his son became addicted to painkillers because of his excruciating erections.
“My son has a very rare disease, he has a priapism, which means he gets an erection that lasts five or six hours, and it’s very painful,” Tommy Miller, 57, said. “They gave him oxycodone. That’s his problem.
“He’s addicted to drugs now.”
Miller’s father said his son has suffered for years.
“He’s been sick since he was a little boy. He has an enzyme deficiency,” he said. “I had him arrested. I bailed him out.”
Miller is waiting to be sprung from Rikers. Bail was posted at $25,000 bond or $5,000 cash and was still being held as of yesterday.
This wasn’t the first time he has gotten into trouble.
On May 1, his father posted $3,500 bond after Miller was busted in another incident on charges of attempted robbery and weapons possession just three blocks away.
In that case, Miller was accused of brandishing a kitchen knife and demanding cash from a man sitting on a bench.
He allegedly yelled, “Give me $20! Give me $20!”
Instead of giving in, the victim tackled Miller to the ground before calling cops.
Miller has a rap sheet going back to 2006, when he was busted for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend and spitting in a cop’s face.
He has 11 prior arrests, for theft, assault, burglary, petit larceny, violating orders of protection, trespass and criminal possession of stolen property.
Additional reporting by Kevin Fasick