Few people can claim to have gone to pick up a family member in jail only to jailed themselves. Appropriately enough, his name is Rex Crooks, 52.
When Crooks showed up to pick up his family member on Sunday only to learn that his would not be released until Monday. However, the police suspected that he was drunk and had him take a sobriety test. He blew a 0.31 — roughly four times the legal limit. He was immediately arrested and charged with aggravated DWI.
Worse yet, this was Crooks’ second aggravated DWI charge of October. On Oct. 2, Crooks was stopped for speeding at 7 a.m., while taking his son to the work release program at the Livingston County Jail. A Breathalyzer test found his BAC was 0.19 percent and was charged with aggravated DWI.
Prison culture seems to be a separate (and unequal) culture for mentally disabled folks. Maybe we need to look at them that way, rather than as evil people needing punishment and abuse. They definitely need to be constrained from committing unacceptable behaviors, but do not need abuse.
I’m not one to fawn over the way Europe operates. But, they are tough on DWI. The alcohol industry lobby has prevented this country from getting serious about people like this sh!tbird.
The kid should have known his dad would be plastered that time of day. It’s entrapment. 😉
King of Crooks.
This double arrest happens more often than many realize.