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VALRICO, Fla. – A Valrico man with multiple DUI arrests has been taken into custody again for a DUI and child abuse after he was pulled over with two kids in the car, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
46-year-old James Tompkins was pulled over by deputies on Friday night after they said he was driving on the eastbound shoulder of I-4.
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Tompkins told the deputy that he was taking the two kids, 5 and 8, from Valrico to Disney World. He later said he only had “one bourbon mixed drink.”
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The deputy said Tompkins had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his speech, swaying as he exited his red SUV.
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What they’re saying:
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Sheriff Grady Judd explained his frustrations with the decision-making of this man in charge of two kids.
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“What a poor excuse for a man in charge of two little kids. This is why my deputies are patrolling the major highways in our county every day in an effort to prevent high-speed traffic crashes and to get impaired drivers off the road, Judd said. “Clearly his previous arrests and convictions have not taught Tompkins a lesson, but perhaps the new felony charges of child abuse will sink in. I’m very grateful those children are okay.”
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Charges
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- DUI 3rd or subsequent offense
- Refusing to submit to BAL test
- DUI with children under 18 in car
- Two counts of negligent child abuse
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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
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