A May 4 arraignment was continued to June after Milwaukee resident Douglas Peck, 51, failed to appear in court.
Holmes Beach police arrested Peck March 31 on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was stopped by HBPD for driving recklessly.
The second-degree misdemeanor charge carries varying punishments, including fines and up to nine months in prison for a first conviction.
The officer had Peck complete field sobriety tests, which he failed, according to a Holmes Beach Police Department arrest report.
The officer arrested Peck and transported him to the HBPD, where he registered results of 0.287 and 0.271 grams of ethanol per deciliter of blood in two blood/alcohol level tests.
The legal blood/alcohol content limit for driving under the influence is 0.08 in Florida.
Peck was released April 1 on a $120 bond.
He pleaded “not guilty” April 8, but the state attorney’s office had yet to file charges as of May 5.
The next hearing is scheduled for 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
— Ryan Paice