News: Fox: Tony Romo arrested in Milwaukee for OWI

[KingCorcoran]

For refusing the Pbt as is Wisconsin's policy. The preliminary breathalyzer test or pbt is not the test that would be used as evidence in court. It is used to determine probable cause for an arrest, which would lead to testing either with a more advanced and certified breathalyzer or a blood test.

If you have a report showing that Romo continued to refuse the official intoxication test after his arrest and having been informed of the implied consent laws then I'd love to see it.

He himself stated on camera that he would "do that" in reference to the officer telling him he had the right to choose his own facility to have blood drawn at his own expense.

A quick google search listing the four citations he received is only a fraction of the story and does not speak to what happened after he refused the pbt and whether a warrant needed to be issued after he seemingly agreed to the blood test on camera. If you can point to something that clarifies all that please do. As of now we just don't know.

Like it or not he received the citation. It’s not like he’s going to jail over it. It’s a civil citation. Not criminal. The irony is the penalty, in Wisconsin, for refusing the chemical test after you’re in custody is harsher than the penalty for a first time OWI. Bigger fine and loss of driving privileges for a year. Note, Texas does it the same way.

 

[Walker]

Cowboys will cut him from the team!

 

[Vtwin]

Like it or not he received the citation.

Yes he did. Me liking it or not is irrelevant. I have no dog in Romo's fight and I really don't care beyond the interesting reactions and the resulting dialog.

This entire back and forth between Streetwise and I has nothing to do with whether Romo is innocent or guilty. It is just about the claim that Romo refused anything other than the preliminary breathalyzer test and whether he forced the officer to get a warrant. He initially refused the SFST but then did it. That doesn't prove anything regarding the chemical test, but it does indicate that he may not have stubbornly stuck to his initial decision to refuse the chemical testing.

I've only made the point that there is no evidence that he continued to refuse further intoxication analysis after he understood that he was required to submit and that a warrant would be issued if he did not submit. That is the only aspect at issue in this back and forth.

The officer told him they would get a warrant. Romo indicated he would choose the option of getting a blood test at a place of his choosing at his expense.

Those are all the facts we, or any news outlets, have to consider at this time. The obvious conclusion is that we, and the media vultures, just don't know how that turned out.

 

[Jipper]

I just watched the full body cam that was released - it was cringy.

He was clearly impaired, unable to follow directions, could not control his thoughts or verbal, and clearly shouldnt have been driving.

Under the influence of what, no clue but they did find "shooters" in his backpack when they inventoried it.

Sad to see, he was polite and tried, but clearly bad to see.

One thing - he did ask to call his lawyer and she told him no before he got out of the car - procedurally this might be a big issue as he was not allowed to seek legal council before making a decision.

 

[triplets_93]

Another strange thing to me why with all that time she was spending checking his license would he leave an open container on his passenger seat and not put it at least out of sight.

It kind of looks like he just thought he was going to get a traffic warning or a ticket and be on his way.
I don't think he expected to be checked for alcohol.

If he expected to be checked in a sobriety test I would think he would have called his lawyer and stashed that container deep under the seat or somewhere out of sight.

Please cite the news article that states "an open container was found on his passenger seat."
Words matter, and my interpretation was that an open container was found somewhere on the passenger side of the vehicle. And that's as much detail as I have found. Meaning, that the open container could have been found under a seat on the passenger side of the vehicle.

One thing - he did ask to call his lawyer and she told him no before he got out of the car - procedurally this might be a big issue as he was not allowed to seek legal council before making a decision.

This point has been discussed several times already. The gist is, that Tony had No Constitutional right to call his lawyer, while in the process of a traffic stop/DWI Investigation. Tony does have a Constitutional right to call his lawyer after he has been arrested...

 

[DarkVader33]

I just watched the full body cam that was released - it was cringy.

He was clearly impaired, unable to follow directions, could not control his thoughts or verbal, and clearly shouldnt have been driving.

Under the influence of what, no clue but they did find "shooters" in his backpack when they inventoried it.

Sad to see, he was polite and tried, but clearly bad to see.

One thing - he did ask to call his lawyer and she told him no before he got out of the car - procedurally this might be a big issue as he was not allowed to seek legal council before making a decision.

Look up the law. He doesn’t have that right. It was given away when he agreed to get a DL.

 

[Blackrain]

Please cite the news article that states "an open container was found on his passenger seat."
Words matter, and my interpretation was that an open container was found somewhere on the passenger side of the vehicle. And that's as much detail as I have found. Meaning, that the open container could have been found under a seat on the passenger side of the vehicle.




This point has been discussed several times already. The gist is, that Tony had No Constitutional right to call his lawyer, while in the process of a traffic stop/DWI Investigation. Tony does have a Constitutional right to call his lawyer after he has been arrested...

In the details it said the floor or seat area.
Long story short it wasn't out of sight or hidden well enough.