A man stopped for traffic violations was arrested in Lincoln Parish Sunday for DWI and possession of marijuana.
Christopher Dendra Flowers, 35, of Lillie, La., was stopped by a Lincoln Parish deputy on U.S. 167 near Vienna for an inoperative headlight at about 3:30 a.m. on February 22.
Flowers produced a Louisiana identification card, but a records check showed his driver’s license had been suspended and the registration for his Honda Accord was expired.
The deputy noticed Flowers had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and he was unsteady on his feet. Flowers admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the night and smoking marijuana. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests.
Flowers admitted to having a small bag of marijuana in his pocket. It was seized by a deputy, and Flowers was placed under arrest.
A breath test at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center showed Flowers’s blood alcohol content to be .117g%, well over the .08 legal limit. He was booked for first offense DWI, possession of marijuana, driving under suspension, expired vehicle registration, and inoperative headlight.
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