The Vox Box

Wed., Oct. 17, 2007

Speaking of drunks…

AP Published: October 16:

MINDEN, Nev. -- A man who was out on bail following a drunken driving arrest is back behind bars after he was caught drinking a 12-pack of beer on the Douglas County Courthouse lawn. Martin Ruiz asked the judge to release him on his own recognizance, promising not to drink another beer or drive.
But Judge Michael Gibbons set his bail at $100,000 on Monday, saying he was surprised Ruiz was released on recognizance the first time.
Ruiz was arrested in January shortly after his 21st birthday following an accident in which he, his passenger and the other driver were injured. He allegedly was driving 70 miles an hour down the twisting mountain road with a blood alcohol content of .104. The legal limit in Nevada is 0.8.
Gibbons said it would be "completely inappropriate" to release him on recognizance again.

C'mon. The court house lawn? The guy's got Moxie!

Posted Oct. 17, 2007, 2:54 p.m.

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