A RIBERA, NEW MEXICO, MAN FACES DWI AND CHILD ABUSE CHARGES AFTER SHOWING UP DRUNK AT THE STATE POLICE OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS PAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD RALPH GARCIA DROVE TO THE OFFICE WITH HIS 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SPEAK WITH POLICE ABOUT A CHILD CUSTODY ISSUE. WHILE HE WAS TALKING TO OFFICERS THEY DETECTED THE SMELL OF ALCOHOL AND GARCIA ADMITTED TO DRINKING PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE OFFICE.
HE TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS DROPPED OFF IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT SECURITY IMAGES SHOWED HIM GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. SOBRIETY TESTS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPAIRMENT. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER.
