Mark's Drunken Madness Update
Just heard on 1360 HOMER, the Lance McAllister Show, that Jim Bowden and his fiance were arguing outside a restaurant, when two officers came to check on the situation. They told the officers things were ok and sped off. A little while later, Bowden was pulled over for running a stop sign. Officers detected the strong smell of alcoholic beverages, Bowden had bloodshot eyes, and they began to arrest him when he refused the breath test. That is when they noticed the scratches and red marks on his neck and cheek. The story continues as covered by the Washington Times:
Police said Bowden refused to take a breath-alcohol test, which under Florida's implied consent law requires an automatic, six-month suspension of his California-issued driver's license. He failed field-sobriety tests and was arrested because, police said, he "was unable to operate a motor vehicle safely."
Florida law allows DUI arrests for breath-alcohol levels of .08 or above or for impairment of normal faculties. If found guilty, Bowden faces up to six months in prison, a fine up to $500, 50 hours of mandatory community service and up to one year of probation.
Upon arresting Bowden, police said he had scratches on his left cheek and a cut on his right ear. That prompted them to attempt to arrest Browning on charges of domestic violence. Browning, according to police, refused to exit the car or put down her cell phone. When one of the officers finally confiscated the phone, Browning tried to retrieve it and struck him twice.
She will be arraigned May 8 on two charges of resisting arrest (one of them a felony) and one charge of battery.
Captain Leatherpants got assaulted by his fiance!!!! I wonder if he will now have Barry Larkin protect him as a bodyguard. Jim Bowden, who took the Reds from a recent World Champion to a joke, now seems to be ruining his own life.
