Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee on Thursday night on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
Mr. Romo, now the top NFL analyst for CBS Sports, was stopped while driving southbound on I-43, crossing the Hoan Bridge Thursday night, according to FOX6 News, which obtained his arrest detention report.
He was taken into custody after performing poorly on standardized field sobriety tests, the report states. TMJ4 reported that Mr. Romo was booked and released later that night, and is due in court Sept. 21.
Authorities cited Mr. Romo for first-offense operating while intoxicated. First-offense OWI is not a criminal charge in Wisconsin; it typically carries a fine of $150 to $300, according to WPR.
Mr. Romo, a Burlington native, was in Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament in West Bend, where he tied for 73rd. The arrest came just hours after he sat for an on-camera interview with a TMJ4 sports reporter.
Mr. Romo played quarterback for the Cowboys from 2003 to 2016 before retiring to join CBS’s broadcast booth, where he has served as the network’s lead NFL color commentator. This is his first known arrest.
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