MORGAN CO., Ind. Aug 8 2013- An IMPD officer was suspended without pay Tuesday after he was arrested in Mooresville for driving while intoxicated.
Officer Kevin Brown, 41, was arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Brown was a patient of the St. Francis Hospital emergency room for an injury to the right hand he received during a bar fight.
While at the hospital, Brown admitted he was drinking alcoholic beverages Monday night and said he had seven beers.
Hospital staff gave Brown a portable breath test because they noticed he may have been intoxicated and didn't want him driving if he was over the legal limit.
Brown told the security officers that he had a ride coming to pick him up. A few minutes later, Brown left the hospital, got into his vehicle and drove off. The security officers pulled him over near the hospital and also called Mooresville PD for backup.
Brown was arrested and had a BAC of .10 percent. He was also cited for failure to signal a turn.
Officials say Brown was placed on leave while the case is being investigated.
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Officer Kevin Brown, 41, was arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Brown was a patient of the St. Francis Hospital emergency room for an injury to the right hand he received during a bar fight.
While at the hospital, Brown admitted he was drinking alcoholic beverages Monday night and said he had seven beers.
Hospital staff gave Brown a portable breath test because they noticed he may have been intoxicated and didn't want him driving if he was over the legal limit.
Brown told the security officers that he had a ride coming to pick him up. A few minutes later, Brown left the hospital, got into his vehicle and drove off. The security officers pulled him over near the hospital and also called Mooresville PD for backup.
Brown was arrested and had a BAC of .10 percent. He was also cited for failure to signal a turn.
Officials say Brown was placed on leave while the case is being investigated.
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