Trump’s new press secretary Grisham has had 2 DUI arrests, including one while working for his 2016 campaign

From Politico:

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham had a “turbulent ascent” to her current role, according to a New York Times report, which included two arrests for driving under the influence — one of which while working for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.

She was arrested for driving under the influence, speeding, and driving with an invalid license in 2013, according to the report, and the charges were later reduced to reckless driving. Grisham was also arrested for driving under the influence in December 2015, ultimately pleading guilty. She paid a fine and was ordered by the court into a treatment program.

AZ Cardinals GM Minegar arrested for DUI

From USA Today:

Ron Minegar, the Arizona Cardinals executive vice president and chief operating officer, was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Chandler on Saturday night, Chandler, Arizona, police said.

Minegar was stopped around 11:30 p.m. near Pecos Road and Arizona Avenue for speeding, failure to drive within one lane of traffic, and driving within the bicycle lane, police said.

After further investigation, Minegar was arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said.

Minegar was cited and released, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

The Cardinals released the following statement regarding Minegar:

“Ron Minegar’s actions last night are inexcusable. He made the decision to drive after drinking alcohol and is fortunate that he was pulled over before injuring anyone or himself. According to MADD, drunk driving results in almost 11,000 deaths per year and is the number one cause of fatalities on roadways. We fully recognize the seriousness of these actions and they will have serious consequences.”

WWE Wrestler Uso arrested for DUI

From ATT.net news:

WWE Superstar Jimmy Uso was arrested early Thursday morning for driving under the influence near Pensacola, Florida.

TMZ Sports reports that the 33-year-old wrestler was reportedly speeding when an officer noticed he was “swerving left and right.” According to TMZ Sports, the police report states that Jimmy Uso, real name Jonathan Fatu, smelled of alcohol and refused DUI tests when the officer tried to administer it.

Fatu was reportedly booked at 3:04 a.m. for DUI.

Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists releases its new Top Cops list

Every year, the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (“AAIM”) releases a list of the top DUI arresting officers and departments in Illinois.

There is a change at the top of the “Top Cops” list.  Trooper Eric David, who was tops on this last year with 208 arrests, dropped to number four with 151 arrests.  Trooper Lucas Sniady, who was not on last year’s top 10 list, reached the top with 192 arrests.  Last year’s number two, Chicago Police Officer Timothy Walter, went from 167 arrests to 148.

Here are all the officers who made 100 or more DUI arrests in 2018:

1	Trooper	Lucas Sniady	ISP District Chicago	192
2	Officer	Elliot Tupayachi	Chicago District #19	168
3	Investigator	Andrew Hartman	Rockford	166
4	Trooper	Eric David	ISP District Chicago	151
5	Officer	Timothy Walter	Chicago District #19	148
6	Officer	Mark Januszewski	Chicago District #24	109
7	Investigator	Erik Freese	Rockford	108
8	Trooper	James Knaperek	ISP District Chicago	107
9	Officer	William Hoefler	Cook County Sheriff’s Dept.	105
10	Officer	Tesfai Tewelde	Chicago District #25	104
11	Investigator	Robert Trout	Rockford	100

 

Outside of Chicago (which had over 1,800 DUI arrests) and the Illinois State Police, which had over 5,000 state-wide, Rockford once again tops the list.  The Top Departments are:

Rank	Municipality	2018 DUI Arrests	% Change from 2017 to 2018	2017 DUI Arrests
1	Rockford	552	12.7%	490
2	Aurora	446	36.8%	326
3	Decatur	391	0.0%	391
4	Elgin	374	-10.5%	418
5	Cicero	315	-7.6%	341
6	Carol Stream	280	-3.8%	291
7	Elmhurst	277	29.4%	214
7	Lombard	277	-11.5%	313
8	Naperville	261	-3.7%	271
9	Bloomington	244	30.5%	187
10	Springfield	233	-19.1%	288

Real Housewives star Alexa Curtin arrested for failing to appear in court for DUI case

From RadarOnline:

Ex Real Housewives Opens a New Window. of Orange County Housewives star Alexa Curtin Opens a New Window. has plead not guilty to driving under the influence of drugs after her shocking Sunday arrest Opens a New Window. , RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

Alexa, 26, who appeared in court on Tuesday, July 23, had multiple bench warrants for her arrest because she failed to show up to court for her past scheduled court appearances.

Alexa was apprehended by bail bondsmen on July 21, according to Orange County Sheriff’s officials. She was then arrested and booked at Orange County Central Women’s Jail. The troubled reality TV Star finally appeared in front of a judge Tuesday afternoon.

The judge ordered Alexa to return to court on August 2 and set her bail at $65,000.

Orange County prosecutors initially charged the troubled reality star with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of a drug Opens a New Window. and a misdemeanor driving without a valid drivers license.

Here is the original story of her arrest last year from RadarOnline:

Alexa Curtin was reportedly charged recently with driving under the influence of a drug. According to The Blast Opens a New Window. , court records show that The Real Housewives of Orange County Opens a New Window. star Lynne Curtin’s daughter Alexa, who has had various legal issues, was charged with allegedly driving under the influence on June 6, 2017. Now she’s been charged with that — and was also cited for driving without a valid driver license.

Law enforcement sources told The Blast that Costa Mesa police officers were called to the scene of an accident at around 2:45 PM on that day in June. Insiders claimed to the website that Alexa had crashed her car Opens a New Window. and cops came to investigate.

While on the scene, the police believed that Alexa, who had been driving the car Opens a New Window. , appeared to be under the influence. “Police had her perform a field sobriety test, which we’re told she failed,” The Blast reported.

Alexa submitted to a blood test by police and the results came back allegedly showing a cocktail of prescription drugs, including Clonazepam (aka Klonopin) and opioids.

 

Dwight Gooden arrested for second DUI within weeks

From the New York Post:

Addled former Mets ace Dwight Gooden was arrested Monday night for driving under the influence after heading the wrong way down a one-way street in Newark, NJ — just weeks after another DUI bust involving cocaine, sources told The Post.

The legendary ex-pitcher known as “Doc” — who has been in and out of rehab for years for drug and alcohol addiction — was a mess when he was picked up on Vincent Street near Ferry Street in the Ironbound section around 11:10 p.m., sources said.

“He pissed himself. He was clearly buzzed, really kind of f–ked up,” said an Essex County law enforcement source.

Still, Gooden, who lives in Piscataway, “was cooperative and polite,” the source said.

The source added that Gooden told cops at the scene that he was diabetic. It’s unclear if he actually is, although his late father was diabetic.

Gooden’s car, a four-door black Chrysler, was towed after his arrest, and he was taken to University Hospital in Newark, sources said. A hospital operator said the medical center had no patients by that name Tuesday afternoon.

Read the entire story here.

Dwight Gooden arrested for DUI, Possession of cocaine

From Fox News:

Troubled Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was busted last month in New Jersey for possession of cocaine and driving under the influence, The Post has learned.

The retired pitcher, best known as “Doc,” was arrested June 7 by Holmdel police, who pulled him over just before 1 a.m. and allegedly found him with “two small green zip-lock style plastic baggies containing suspected cocaine,” according to a criminal complaint filed by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Gooden was pulled over for driving too slowly on a highway, failing to maintain the lane and for having overly tinted windows, which are illegal in the Garden State, prosecutor’s spokesman Christopher Swendeman said.

He was charged with third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and being under the influence at the time, the complaint obtained by The Post on Friday shows.

He also was ticketed for driving under the influence, which is a municipal offense.