Judge Heather Doyle of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court ordered at a pretrial conference to withhold adjudication on a second-degree misdemeanor charge for alcohol-related reckless driving against Jacksonville resident Nicholas McCutcheon.
Doyle placed McCutcheon, 23, on probation for a year and immobilized his vehicle for 10 days, according to forms filed Aug. 24 with the Manatee County Clerk of Court and made available to the public Sept. 13-14.
The case began when Holmes Beach police arrested McCutcheon after he allegedly failed field sobriety tests during a March 20 traffic stop.
McCutcheon was transported to the Holmes Beach Police Department, where he performed two Breathalyzer tests that returned results of 0.170 and 0.173 blood/alcohol content.
The legal blood/alcohol content limit for driving under the influence is 0.08 in Florida.
McCutcheon was jailed and released the next day after posting a $120 bond.
Prosecutors initially charged McCutcheon with a second-degree misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol, to which he pleaded not guilty.
However, the charge was revised to alcohol-related reckless driving, to which McCutcheon pleaded nolo contendere.
— Ryan Paice
