| Bladewire |
05-08-2019 03:38 PM |
Trump supporter charged with DWI after falling off his lawnmower during beer run
Another day in another Trump supporter in jail. When will trump supporters learn they're not about the law?
Trump voter on lawnmower charged with DWI
A man who was riding his lawnmower to a store to buy more beer was charged with DWI late Monday night.
Roger Dennis Denton, 61, of 119 Berry St. in Morganton, was charged with driving while impaired, according to an arrest report from the Morganton Department of Public Safety.
Denton was driving his lawnmower in the road near South Sterling and South College streets, according to the arrest report.
When police approached Denton, they noticed he had blood on his hands and face. Denton told them he fell off his “tractor” while he was on his way to the store to get more beer.
Officers asked Denton, on a scale of zero to 10, with zero being sober, how impaired he thought he was. Denton said he was about a nine, the report said.
Burke EMS transported Denton to Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge-Morganton for treatment of his injuries from falling off his lawnmower, the report said. There, Denton consented to a blood draw.
Denton has a criminal record, with the most recent conviction being a DWI charge from 2014, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Other convictions included assault on a female, possession with intent to sell controlled substance and driving while impaired, all dating back to the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Denton was given a custody release. His next court date is set for July 10, the report said. |
