An Iowa retiree who lost his license as a result of a golf cart drunk driving arrest has landed back before bars when he was caught driving again.
Allen Burdette Russell, 64, was arrested Saturday by Fruitland Park police on a third degree felony charge of driving while license suspended. He was booked at the Lake County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Russell had originally been arrested Aug. 3 after a beige Yamaha golf cart was spotted heading north parallel to U.S. Hwy. 27/441, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. A traffic stop was initiated at Discount Tobacco.
“The overwhelming aroma of alcohol was emitting from Russell’s person,” the officer wrote in the arrest report.
Russell later admitted he had consumed six shots of gin and a “couple of beers,” the report said. He nearly fell over during field sobriety exercises and refused to provide a breath sample. A computer check revealed his license was suspended in 2018. Russell was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and driving while license suspended. He also received a verbal warning for driving an unregistered vehicle.
He was jailed again after that arrest when he skipped a court date.
