THREE PEOPLE ARRESTED ON DWI CHARGES

  

Three people were arrested in separate incidents on DWI charges over the weekend.

Brenham Police report that Friday evening at 7:45, Cpl. Jose Perez effected a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of South Chappell Hill Street at Pecan Street for moving violations.  Cpl. Perez made contact with the driver, Gareth Eli Loudin, 40 of Brenham, who had the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his vehicle.  Loudin failed the Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated.  Cpl. Perez also located a Taurus firearm in the vehicle, which lead to a subsequent charge of Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.  Loudin was transported to the Washington County Jail where he was booked in.

Then Sunday night at 9:30, Officer Bryan Morong effected a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 2100 block of Highway 290 West for failing to maintain a single lane of traffic.  Officer Morong made contact with the driver, Luciana Mikos, 47 of North Carolina, who had the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her vehicle.  Mikos failed the Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated.  Mikos was transported to the Washington County Jail where she was booked in.

Then Monday night at 11:45, Officer Tina Bruno effected a traffic stop in the 2900 block of Highway 36 South on a vehicle that had been reported as a reckless driver.  Officer Bruno made contact with the driver, Jennifer Lynn Hampton, 49 of Bellville, who showed signs of intoxication. Hampton failed the Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated.  A check of Hampton’s history showed that she had been previously convicted on two occasions for Driving While Intoxicated.  Hampton was transported to the Washington County Jail where she was booked in for Driving While Intoxicated, 3 or more offences.