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Illinois State Rep Pleads Guilty to DUI

By Michael

Yet another public official is in the spotlight for reasons that have nothing to do with civic involvement. State Representative Ron Stephens pleaded guilty to DUI following a recent arrest in Illinois, according to an article from the Belleville News-Democrat. He was sentenced to a year of court supervision after the guilty plea, in which he admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol. His driver?s license was also suspended until October 30, though he maintains an active pharmacist?s license. Stephens was arrested for DUI in March 2010 after he was pulled over by Decatur, Illinois, police. He was given a blood-alcohol test and registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.101, which is over the legal limit of 0.08. The police report said that Stephens had been on his way home from dinner with friends, where he had consumed two Jack and Cokes...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on May 13, 2010 (boomark / email).