Holmes Beach police officers arrested Jeffrey Shell, of Holmes Beach, Sept. 8 on a second-degree misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol.
An officer saw a vehicle stopped on 81st Street and waved the motorist onward, but the vehicle never moved. So the officer began to pass it before he saw a stop sign protruding from under the vehicle.
The driver, identified as Shell, had bloodshot eyes, slow reactions and smelled of alcohol, according to the police report.
Shell also failed field sobriety tests.
The officer arrested Shell and transported him to the HBPD for processing, where he registered 0.148 and 0.151 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.
The officer later transported Shell to the Manatee County jail, where he was released Sept. 11 after posting a $120 bail bond.
The charge carries varying punishments, including fines and up to nine months in prison for a first conviction.
An arraignment will be at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
— Ryan Paice