SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah Department of Public Safety officer has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in an unmarked patrol car.
The Deseret News reports (https://bit.ly/2tJYGIU ) Jason James Whitehead of Ogden pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor impaired driving charge. Court records show he was sentenced to probation.
The 35-year-old was arrested in April on the way to training for a police dive team. State troopers say that when Whitehead was pulled over, an officer smelled alcohol and found a half-empty open bottle of vodka in the car.
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Whitehead was put on leave in May.
Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Marissa Cote did not return a message Monday inquiring about Whitehead’s employment status.
A message left with Whitehead’s attorneys was not immediately returned.
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Information from: Deseret News, https://www.deseretnews.com
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