Man arrested for drunk driving LSUPD arrested a man Aug. 9 with a blood-alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit. Michael S. Mayer, 50, of 475 Delgado Drive was arrested for careless operation, improper lane usage and DWI, according to LSU Police Department Spokesman Cory Lalonde. An officer noticed a vehicle traveling south on Highland Road cross the center lane multiple times. The officer pulled the vehicle over, noticed the driver, Mayer, showed signs of intoxication and conducted a field sobriety test. He was arrested after the test showed a .309 percent BAC. He submitted to a chemical test for intoxication, resulting in a .309 percent BAC. Mayer was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Woman booked for five offenses Cecelia A. Lewis, 27, was arrested Aug. 7 for DWI, improper lane usage, open container, driving too slowly and not having insurance, after being pulled over for drifting into the opposite lane and driving 5 mph in a 35 mph zone, Lalonde said. Officers pulled over Lewis on Nicholson Drive and conducted a field sobriety test. She was then arrested after her results showed a .101 percent BAC. Lewis, of 6139 Beechwood Drive, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Student arrested for possession, DWI A University student was arrested Aug. 12 for DWI, marijuana possession and disobeying a police officer. Sports administration student Shea C. Jeansonne, 22, of 347 Shanewood Drive in Marksville, La., was pulled over after his car nearly struck a police cruiser on Highland Road, Lalonde said. He showed signs of intoxication, and when asked to submit to a field sobriety test, he refused. He later refused a chemical test for intoxication. Jeannsonne was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Woman arrested for Oxycodone After pulling over a vehicle that didn’t have functioning taillights on Aster Street on Aug. 9, LSUPD discovered the passenger to be in possession of Schedule II drugs and paraphernalia. Krystyna Nycole Westmoreland, 21, of 13299 Vincent Place in Denham Springs, was arrested for possession of Oxycodone, a spoon and a syringe, Lalonde said. Westmoreland, who is unaffiliated with the University, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Man arrested for driving stolen car LSUPD arrested a man Aug. 2 for driving a car reported stolen. Shauntee Pinkney, 41, of 1140 N. Ardenwood Drive, Apt. A, was arrested after officers pulled over a suspicious vehicle on Highland Road, Lalonde said. Pinkney, the driver, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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