Original Blog Entry: Man Drinks Beer in Front of Police During DUI Arrest

truesee — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:59:56 GMT

Man Drinks Beer During DUI Arrest

Dan Jovic

FOX8.com Reporter 1:49 p.m. EST, March 3, 2011

This undated photo released by the Elyria Police Department on Thursday, March 3, 2011, shows Stephen Supers. Supers was pulled over early Wednesday, March 2, 2011, because a police officer had observed him speeding. According to police, when asked during the traffic stop if he'd been drinking, Supers allegedly took a swig from an open can of

ELYRIA, Ohio

During a traffic stop early Wednesday morning, Elyria police say a man was very honest when asked if he had been drinking, too honest.

According to the arrest report filed on the incident, Stephen Supers, 25, was arrested on March 2nd at 2:14 am after an officer saw Supers speeding on Broad Street.

When the officer pulled over Supers, according to the report, he asked if he had been drinking. Supers replied that he had been and then picked up an open can of beer and took a drink in front of the officer and said, Yes .

The arresting officer performed a series of field sobriety test on Supers, all of which he failed according to the report. He was placed under arrest.

In searching Supers' car police found a glass pipe with white residue and a small bag of marijuana. According to the report Supers told police he had been smoking crack cocaine.

Supers refused a breath test and a search of his driving record showed his license was suspended on February 11, 2011.

He was charged with driving under the influence, driving under suspension, possession of marijuana and possession of a drug abuse instrument.

He was released to the care of a sober individual the following morning and is currently awaiting his initial court appearance on the charges.

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