Post by Logan on Mar 18, 2016 17:49:20 GMT -6
Charleston City Councilman Bernard Slater Jr. was arrested early Friday and charged with second-offense driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license.
Charleston Police pulled the councilman over in the early-morning hours on Washington Street East. He is being held in South Central Regional Jail on a $6,000 bond.
Slater’s criminal history, including three previous arrests for DUI, was an issue during his campaign for City Council last year. Slater told a reporter at the time that he used to struggle with a substance abuse problem but that his “history is not relevant now that I have gave my life to Christ.”
After his election, police allegedly found text messages from Slater to a man charged with murder for providing heroin to a woman who later died. City officials said then they didn’t plan to try to remove Slater from office.
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160318/charleston-city-councilman-arrested-again-for-dui
Charleston Police pulled the councilman over in the early-morning hours on Washington Street East. He is being held in South Central Regional Jail on a $6,000 bond.
Slater’s criminal history, including three previous arrests for DUI, was an issue during his campaign for City Council last year. Slater told a reporter at the time that he used to struggle with a substance abuse problem but that his “history is not relevant now that I have gave my life to Christ.”
After his election, police allegedly found text messages from Slater to a man charged with murder for providing heroin to a woman who later died. City officials said then they didn’t plan to try to remove Slater from office.
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160318/charleston-city-councilman-arrested-again-for-dui