DUI Defendant Caught Drinking 12 Pack

[mrtonguetwista]

MINDEN, Nev. (AP) -- 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.

 

[DubbC415]

LMAO @ completely inappropriate. COMPLETELY innapropriate, like the muthafuckas a high school principal. What an insult! I was kinda hoping the guy would be like 54 years old, not 21. cuz if ur from Minden, Nevada and u just turned 21, and you're not doing drinking like that- *in Katt William's voice*- "I don't know what you're doin with yo life"

 

[TLALOC]

I swear some people just never get it! LMFAO

 

[careLESS]

Is this a fake article or whoever wrote that shit is fuckin dumb. It's .08 not .8!! a mutha fucka would have alcohol poisoining or something!!

 

[MizeryMade]

Who the fuck drinks in front of a court house? Serves his dumb ass right.

"Completely inappropriate" huh? Like thats gonna stop someone from doin' somethin'.

Clearly, the 0.8 was an oversight by the writer and editor(s). Funny nonetheless though.