Monday, August 1, 2011

OH Rep Gone Wild caught on cruiser cam -- drunk?

Screen grab from the cruiser cam video.
Ohio state Rep. Jarrod Martin, the SB-5 and ALEC supporter who was arrested July 22 after his vehicle swerved, has a history of bad behavior. He is facing drunk driving and child endangerment charges for the recent incident. Unfortunately, the video still isn't available.

Martin (R-Beavercreek) was kicked out of a hotel last year for being drunk and fighting. A few months earlier he was found passed out in a downtown Columbus parking garage. Dayton Daily News reports:
The Ohio Highway Patrol found Martin, R-Beavercreek, at 1:05 a.m. on March 24, 2010 slumped over a Chevy Suburban that belonged to state Rep. William Batchelder, R-Medina, who left his car in the garage overnight. Batchelder is now the Speaker of the House.
Medics were called after a state trooper tried unsuccessfully for 20 minutes to wake Martin, according to the patrol’s log.
On May 16, 2010, the night manager at the Residence Inn in Beavercreek called police about guests yelling and fighting on the fifth floor at 4:30 a.m. Officers found Martin and six other men “highly intoxicated” at a bachelor party. The men said they weren’t fighting; just having a “friendly wrestling match in their hotel room,” a Beavercreek police report said.
The 32-year-old Martin's parents were called to pick up the men and their belongings, according to police.

Martin was not cited for public intoxication in Columbus or Beavercreek. His attorney said Martin plans to plead not guilty and looks forward to vindicating himself in court.

Charming.