Featured DWI
Marland Lee
Aug. 15, 3:38 pm
DWI (Seventh)
An attempt to locate was issued for a white Kia Soul driven by Marland Lee, 34, of Yatahey, which led to Lee being arrested and charged with a seventh DWI.
McKinley County Deputy Brandon Salazar was passing Chee Dodge Elementary School traveling north when a vehicle matching the attempt to locate description approached him from behind swerving over the fog line. Salazar slowed down so the vehicle could pass him, but the vehicle instead turned onto the road towards the school.
Salazar saw the vehicle park towards the back of the lot. When he approached the vehicle once more, it tried to leave the lot. After Salazar blocked its route with his own vehicle, the driver, Lee, exited the vehicle and moved towards the school, where Salazar made contact with him.
Lee stated he consumed an unspecified type and amount of alcohol prior to driving and had also smoked marijuana. He agreed to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests but eventually stopped the tests and refused to continue. Salazar placed Lee under arrest and searched his vehicle, which revealed two cans of Smirnoff Tall Ice and a pint of Importers Vodka. The report stated another intoxicated passenger was in the vehicle as well.
The passenger was transported to Detox by MCSO officers while Lee was taken to the sheriff’s office for the breath test. He refused to give a breath sample and Salazar had to obtain a blood draw warrant due to Lee’s six prior convictions.
After completing the blood draw at Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Lee was transported to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked for DWI (seventh), driving with a suspended or revoked license, and careless driving. His preliminary examination was on Aug. 31.
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