Alexander Moone, 19, of Bradenton, is on probation through May 2025 despite avoiding adjudication for a second-degree misdemeanor for alcohol-related reckless driving.
Moone was arrested Oct. 1, 2023, after Holmes Beach police found the then 18-year-old behind the wheel of a vehicle that had been driven recklessly.
Moone displayed signs of impairment and was asked to perform field sobriety exercises, which he failed. He also failed breath tests.
He was transported to the Manatee County jail and then released without bond Oct. 4, 2023, into the county’s pretrial release services program, which involved completing a substance abuse program.
Due to Moone’s successful participation in the county’s Driver Enhanced Treatment Education Rehabilitation program, his charge was changed from driving while intoxicated to alcohol-related reckless driving. Both are second-degree misdemeanors.
Moore pleaded no contest April 29 to the amended charge.
At the same hearing, Judge Melissa Gould of the 12th Circuit Court ruled to withhold adjudication against Moore, but sentenced him to 12 months of probation.