A Ruston man was arrested Monday after he allegedly took his relative’s vehicle without permission and then apparently drove while intoxicated.
Vincent Elmore, 30, was arrested at the Ruston Police Department early Monday morning after he and his relative came to the station.
The relative said Elmore had come to her residence and took the keys to her vehicle and drove away without her permission. Elmore had an odor of alcoholic beverages on him and the relative said he had been drinking when he came to her residence. Elmore said he drank several alcoholic drinks when he was at his relative’s residence as well.
Field sobriety tests were administered and Elmore was arrested and taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he submitted to a breath test. The test showed Elmore’s blood alcohol content to be .195g%, more than twice the Louisiana legal limit.
Elmore was booked for a second offense DWI, unauthorized use of movable, and driving under suspension.
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