A Perry man was arrested early Monday for allegedly driving drunk and armed.
Todd Allen Little Jr., 28, of 1423 Sixth St., Perry, was charged with first-offense OWI and carrying a weapon while intoxicated.
The incident began about 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 1200 block of 141st Street, where officers of the Perry Police Department responded to a report of a man “threatening an individual with bodily harm and possibly intoxicated,” according to court records.
The officers made contact with Little, who was sitting in an idling 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer.
Little told the officers “that he could not move,” and the officers observed a “partially covered” firearm on Little’s lap, according to court records.
Little presented with “slurred speech, watery, bloodshot eyes” and “impaired balance while standing and walking,” and he emitted an alcoholic odor. He refused field sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test.
Little was held in the Dallas County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. He is scheduled for a hearing Dec. 12 in Dallas County District Court.
Little was convicted of public intoxication in 2018 and twice in 2019 in Polk County District Court.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
