Tuesday, March 22, 2011

One for the road (to jail)...

Keith Gruber. 49, should have known better, when he had a court date with Judge Frank LaBuda last week. Any drunk driver heading off to see a judge with "Bud" in his last name was fairly forewarned.

Gruber showed up 90 minutes late for his court date (not good to keep your local judge waiting), and the four cans of beer in his bag set off the metal detector, when he entered the courthouse in Monticello, N.Y. One news article said Gruber appeared before Judge LaBuda carrying an open can of Busch beer (not even a Bud!).

After learning that Gruber had enjoyed his "liquid lunch", the judge revoked his $30,000 cash bail and sent him off to a cot at the County Jail. The arrest that brought Gruber to court last week wasn't his first DUI.

Will the Sullivan County Sheriff hold those beers as evidence and return them after the trial? Keep 'em cold, Sheriff.

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