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LAKELAND, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is sharing new insight into the arrest of a man with prior DUI convictions who’s now accused of driving drunk with kids in the car while heading to Disney World.
Deputies arrested James Tompkins, 46, last Friday night along I-4.
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The backstory:
According to Judd, a deputy spotted Tompkins driving in the emergency lane on I-4 and pulled him over, then noticed two boys in the car with him.
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Judd said Tompkins told the deputy he was taking the boys, ages 5 and 8, to Disney World.
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“The deputy notices [Tompkins] appears to be drunker than Cooter Brown,” Judd said, adding that Tompkins told the deputy he had one mixed drink with “a little bourbon.”
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“I think that bourbon must have been mixed with, like, a half-gallon of vodka or something because he was really drunk,” Judd said.
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Mugshot of James Tompkins. Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff’s Office. –> <!–>
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Tompkins refused a breathalyzer test, according to Judd, and was arrested on the following charges:
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- Driving under the influence, third offense
- DUI, BAC .15 or higher with children under 18 in car
- Refusing to submit to DUI test
- Negligent child abuse (two counts)
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“He doesn’t get it,” Judd said. “He had two children in the car with him. That’s right, he doesn’t get it. It’s time for him to be convicted and go to jail.”
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Jail records show Tompkins bonded out on Sunday, March 2. He’s scheduled to be back in court for his arraignment on April 1, according to court records.
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The Source: This story was written with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Polk County Jail records and Polk County court records.
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