BAC of 0.0 is NOT just cause for a DUI arrest!
Posted by: Paul in ...But fear itself, Hang the Lawyers, Security TheatreDesignated driver? Check.
Refused roadside sobriety test? Check (and good for her!)
Woman incarcerated and blood test comes back 0.0? Check.
Falsifying a police report in a petty attempt to get revenge? Oh you’d better believe that’s a CHECK.
Turns out, Heather Squires’ husband – a lawyer – had just beaten Officer Gonzalez of the Mesa PD in court. So what does he do? He pulls her over (with him in the car) and decides to haul her in for DUI, stating that she had “bloodshot and watery eyes…Flushed face…Strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from breath.” Even after the blood test that she was forced to undergo came back with a blood alcohol level of 0.0, the Mesa Police Department is standing behind this “cop”.
Don’t like it? Why don’t you stop on by their website and tell them how you feel about this?
Here’s some more pertinent information:
Mesa Police Department
Internal Affairs
130 North Robson
Mesa AZ 85201-6697
480-644-5214
Mesa Police Chief George Gascón
480-644-2324
The officer’s name is Bond Gonzalez.
Detective Steve Berry, who is a spokesman for the department, stated that by refusing the field test, Heather Squires “forced” Gonzalez’s hand.
There are 9 results for “Steve Berry” in Tempe, AZ. If anyone knows which one of these is him, please let me know, and I’ll update the information here. Maybe “Detective” Berry needs to be reminded that Gonzalez was not forced to arrest Heather; SOP is to get a breathalyzer. You can refuse a field sobriety test (as they’re designed to be failed), but you are not allowed to refuse a breathalyzer. If she refused THAT, then Gonzalez would have had no choice but to arrest her.
Unfortunately, I cannot find any additional information about “officer” Bond Gonzalez. Will update when/if I do.
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