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Show htvl Fofro! Trooper's Fas! Action Soves Dcy "'i'l'way Patrol Troop. '''' l'w,.ll narrowK- o-ioapod injury last wool; :"u '' lu' l'iok; lip a Tovas '"I". William K. l'roslov. and oharo.od him with DW1. Troop,-r I'owoll voportod "''t mi July 1:,, ;lhoU !o n''!'s I ' isl of Croon River. I10 ohsoiAod a 11171 Kurd Iraveliniv at a slow rale of speed. He followed the car In observe the driving patterns pat-terns of lie lone occupant. About 7 miles West of ('recent Junction, he stopped stop-ped the oar and questioned Presley. Since the man ap- poarrd to be inloxicafed, Powell arrested him and look him to Crescent .Junction .Junc-tion for a brealhali'er test, xx'hich showed 1 he man was under the influence of alcohol. al-cohol. The I wo men then headed head-ed for Moab in l'owell's car and J'realey yrnbbed Trooper l'owell's gun from the holster. Powell reacted by iTabbinjr the gun and 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 jr tin m: n, re;'ainii!g control of tin! sitti.it inn. A check was (hen run on the aulo which proved to be stolen from Florida on April 25. A warrant of extradition from Florida was expected to arrive in Moab this week and a charge of assaulting a police po-lice officer with a deadly weapon was dropped and the man was to be return, rd to Florida for prosecution. prosecu-tion. On tho charp-e of DWL ho pleaded guilty in Moab City Court and was sentenced sen-tenced to a fine of $250 or AO days in jail. |