A Tennessee man was arrested for his second DWI and several traffic charges after a citizen reported his erratic driving on Interstate 20 in Lincoln Parish.
The citizen reported the motorist was stopped in the roadway at one point and slumped over the steering wheel. The driver woke up and continued east on I-20.
A Lincoln Parish sheriff’s deputy arrested Brandon Demorris Brown, 33, of Nashville, in the parking lot of a gas station at the Grambling exit after the caller reported the suspect had left the interstate.
The deputy found Brown in the driver’s seat of the truck with the engine running. Brown had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and was unsteady on his feet. He admitted having a beer much earlier in the day but refused to submit to field sobriety tests.
A records check showed Brown’s Tennessee driver’s license was revoked and he was wanted in his home state for failure to appear in court on a 2023 DWI charge. The truck was not covered by insurance and its registration was expired.
Brown was taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for a breath test, but he refused to provide a sample. He was booked for second offense DWI, no driver’s license, no liability insurance, and expired registration. Bail was set at $2,500.
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