HEARNE MAN ARRESTED FOR DWI, TAMPERING, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSSESSION
(Washington Co. Jail)
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported an arrest on Tuesday on intoxication, tampering and drug charges.
At 9:15 p.m., Sergeant Adam Zavala responded to a reckless driver call in the vicinity of Highway 36 North and Christmas Road.
Sergeant Zavala reported observing the vehicle drive into oncoming traffic and fail to maintain a single lane. Once the vehicle stopped, the sheriff’s office said the driver was seen throwing a beer out the window.
After performing a field sobriety test, 64-year-old Stanly Adam Legard of Hearne was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail. Legard was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair, Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 4, 28 – 200 Grams, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.