The following are a ton of new details from the Jack Swagger/DUI case from The Sun Herald out of Mississippi:
-When Swagger was stopped on 2/19, he told police he had just showered, stopped by a fast-food place and was “pretty banged up” from the SmackDown tapings earlier that evening.
-The officer on site noted that Swagger was driving 10 miles per hour faster than the speed limit and that he smelled marijuana in his car. The officer saw marijuana on Swagger’s lap.
-Swagger did not testify in court on Tuesday, but a video recording from the patrol car on the scene showed Swagger telling the officer that he had smoked marijuana before leaving the arena that night. Swagger told the officer, “I know I f*cked up. I apologize, man.”
-An officer testified that Swagger accidentally handed him his credit card when asked for his license. Swagger’s speech was reportedly slow, his eyes bloodshot and watery, but he was said to be “cooperative, nervous and talkative.” A DUI officer noted, “he was just as docile as a gentleman can possibly be.”
-A video from the patrol car showed Swagger taking his field sobriety test. Swagger stumbled a few times when doing some of the walking. The officer claimed Swagger’s field sobriety test was “probably by far one of the worst I’ve ever seen as a DUI officer under the influence of marijuana.”
-Swagger was fined $1,000 plus $300 in court costs for the DUI convinction. Additionally, he was fined $198 for speeding and must attend an alcohol-safety class as well as a victim-impact class. Swagger can get his license back in 90 days if he completes the classes.
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