Police chief charged with DWI, suspended.

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This happened about 30 minutes from where I live. What a scumbag, blowing 3x the legal limit on duty in his squadcar.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/articl...rged_with_DWI#

Police said Navassa Police Chief Ricky Junior Thorpe crossed the center line early Saturday and hit a speed limit sign on a rural road, landing in a ditch.

Thorpe, 44, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving left of the center line at 4:46 a.m. Saturday, according to a ticket filed in the Brunswick County Courthouse. Thorpe’s blood-alcohol content was 0.27, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08, according to the citation.

On Tuesday, the Navassa Town Council suspended Thorpe without pay, pending the outcome of an inquiry by town officials into the incident, Mayor Eulis Willis said.

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A police officer did something wrong, and got PUNISHED?!