Dog House DUI

Every now and again, I want to highlight folks who get drunk and do stupid things, so that you know that you’re not alone. Anyone can make a mistake and get a Washington DUI. Anyone at all.

Even a sheriff’s deputy!

Meet Deputy Samuel Bledsoe, who, according to the Kingsport Times-News, was arrested for DUI in Tennessee and was so belligerent that he was locked in a dog cage.

From the Associated Press:

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy arrested on a drunken driving charge wound up in a dog house before he was taken to the big house. The Kingsport Times-News reported the details of a Tennessee Highway Patrol arrest report, which said 47-year-old Samuel Monroe Bledsoe was kicking the windows of a trooper’s cruiser on his way to a hospital for a blood test.

The report said Bledsoe was then locked inside the cruiser’s K-9 cage for his safety.

Trooper David Osborne said in the report that Bledsoe performed poorly during a field sobriety test — even after it was explained to Bledsoe 18 times.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office later fired Bledsoe.

Bledsoe was free Wednesday on $1,500 bond. A message left at a phone number listed for Bledsoe was not immediately returned.

As I said – anyone can make a mistake.

What amazes me is that as a sheriff’s deputy, you’d think Bledsoe would know not to take the field sobriety tests. Regardless, if YOU have a Washington DUI case, and need help, don’t hesitate to call Lynnwood DUI Lawyer Jonathan Dichter, who will give you a FREE CONSULTATION at 425-424-9401.

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