A 42-year-old Festus woman recently was arrested in Arnold for allegedly driving while intoxicated and other offenses. The woman was arrested at the Circle K, 2005 Richardson Road, after she tried to flee the scene, Arnold Police report.
At 9:46 p.m. July 13, Arnold Police got a call that the woman allegedly was driving erratically near the gas station, and when officers arrived, the woman already had gotten out of the vehicle and run away. However, she was found hiding nearby and taken into custody, Detective Lt. James Jones said.
The woman also allegedly had been driving with a revoked license. In addition, officers reportedly found her with drug paraphernalia.
The woman refused to take a breath test, but she was arrested and transported to the Arnold Police Department, where she was booked and issued summonses to appear in Municipal Court and then released to a sober driver, the report said.