Marshall man arrested for DWI

Friday, November 6, 2009
By KATHY FAIRCHILD/Staff Writer

Troy Earl Waldron, 37, of Marshall, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5, and charged with class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and the infraction of failing to drive on the right half of the roadway.

According to an incident report from Saline County Sheriff's Department, Waldron was taken into custody following a traffic stop; after failing to successfully complete several field sobriety tests, he then refused to supply a breath sample for blood alcohol testing.

Waldron posted bond and was released the same day. A court appearance date has not been set.

Unofficial online court records show that Waldron pleaded guilty in February to a charge of class B misdemeanor excessive blood alcohol and was fined $300.

Charges contained in reports provided by law enforcement officials are not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting charges must be presented before a jury, whose duty is to determine if the accused is guilty or not guilty of the charges.

Contact Kathy Fairchild at marshallhealth@socket.net

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leftmarshall: You're correct, but that's the case referred to in the story.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Fri, Nov 6, 2009, at 5:38 PM

Casenet can be a little difficult to navigate and doesn't always provide all of the information we're looking for, but it does show that that he had a charge of excessive BAC in the past. I'm not trying to point fingers or interpret the law, but just wanted to put my two cents in.....we can't tell from casenet exactly how many times this has happened, but the person in question does seem to have more than one encounter with the system after partaking....

-- Posted by leftmarshall on Fri, Nov 6, 2009, at 2:45 PM

JOwnby: Neither casenet nor the report of criminal history submitted with the probable cause statement supports your allegation.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Fri, Nov 6, 2009, at 1:39 PM

If I am not mistaken, this is this at least his 3rd or 4th arrest for driving drunk. I guess for some, old habits die hard.

-- Posted by JOwnby on Fri, Nov 6, 2009, at 1:28 PM