Stephanie Brookfield, who is standing for Labour in the Earcroft ward of Darwen in May’s elections, was arrested at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux stadium on Saturday.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We can confirm a 50-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at Molineux football ground on Saturday.
“She was arrested after complaints from ground staff.
“She was taken to Wolverhampton Police Station, where she was given a caution and released.”
Miss Brookfield, who is active among Rovers fans who have been protesting against owners Venky’s, said: “During the match, a large number of people were protesting against Venky’s.
“Unfortunately, some of them were arrested.
“I am a passionate and vocal Rovers supporter and always have been.
“The police kept me at the station before throwing me out after a couple of hours.
“I missed my coach home as a result.”
Miss Brookfield will still be standing at the forthcoming elections.
Labour councillor for Earcroft Trevor Maxfield said: “Stephanie is a passionate Blackburn Rovers fan and is down at Ewood week in week out. We are fully behind her.”
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Christine Channon: Drunk driving
Christine Channon (Tory cllr)
Channon, of Cricket Field Lane, Budleigh Salterton, was breathalysed by police officers following an alleged collision with a parked car.
The alleged incident took place on Saturday, February 25, at 6.40pm. Police were alerted by a member of the public.
Channon, who represents Budleigh Salterton, was subsequently arrested following a roadside breath test.
A police spokesman said: "The arrest followed a roadside breath test which was undertaken following a minor road traffic collision with the suspect's vehicle and a parked car."
She will appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court today, charged with driving with excess alcohol. The reading taken was 61mcg in 100ml of breath, police said. The legal limit is 35mcg.
Channon is one of Devon's best known councillors. She is chair of the county's Children's Trust Board, the Devon Local Admissions Forum and is the Teachers Joint Consultative chair. She is also on the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education.
The councillor has since been banned from driving for 14 months by Exeter magistrates and must take a driving rehabilitation course.
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Saturday, April 02, 2011
Conservative Councillor - Drunk Driving
A drunk magistrate who smashed into two cars while almost five times the limit has narrowly been spared jail.
Canterbury city councillor Vince McMahan was handed a three-month suspended sentence and banned from the road for two-and-half-years at a hearing on Monday.
The case was heard 65 miles away at City of Westminster magistrates court in London, after twice being transferred at late notice from courts in Folkestone and Medway.
Dad-of-three McMahan – who has revealed he won’t be standing for re-election – admitted drink driving after a session in the town.
The court heard he crashed into an oncoming Ford Focus in Western Avenue, Herne Bay, before skidding into a parked car belonging to city council officer Lyn McDaid.
The driver of the Ford – a 46-year-old woman from Herne Bay – was unhurt in the smash at 5.15pm on March 8.
McMahan, 50, of Plough Court , Broomfield , was arrested and failed a breathalyser test, giving a reading of 167 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit is just 35.
His prison sentence was suspended for 12 months, meaning no action will be taken if he commits no further crimes in the next year. He must also pay £85 costs.
After he was charged, McMahan told the Gazette he had been taking anti-depressants and drinking more due to personal issues.
He added: “I’m absolutely mortified. I’ve never had so much as a point on my licence since 1978. It’s humiliating and embarrassing.”
Before his court appearance, McMahan resigned his role as a magistrate and announced he had asked to be taken off the Tory candidate list for May’s local elections.
Speaking after sentencing he said: “I’m relieved it’s over, but I badly regret it ever happened.
“I can only apologise. I can’t believe I got it so wrong, but I did and I can’t take that back.
“I’ve just got to try and move on now and put it behind me. I’m going to take a bit of time out and catch up with family life, which I’ve neglected a bit.”
Herne Bay Gazette reporters drove more than 100 miles trying to follow McMahan’s case through the court system.
It was first listed to be heard at Folkestone magistrates’ court last Wednesday, but was mysteriously transferred to Medway magistrates to be heard on Monday.
Again the Gazette went along, but despite his name being on the court list, McMahan's case had been transferred to City of Westminster magistrates on an unknown date.
A quick call to the court revealed the case was heard and dealt with that day, with no press in attendance.
McMahan – who used to sit as a magistrate in Sittingbourne and Maidstone – said: “I can only presume they wanted it away from the Kent bench. I was never given a reason.”
Friday, December 19, 2008
Lib Dem - Drink Driving
A leading councillor has urged others to avoid repeating his mistake and becoming a convicted drink driver.
Cllr Simon McDougall, who is a member of Bersted, Bognor, Arun and West Sussex councils, said he deeply embarrassed by the actions which caused him to break the law.
The Christmas and new year period sees Sussex Police increase their efforts to k
eep the roads safe from those who drive after they have consumed too much alcohol.
The combination of festive parties and relaxed moods can bring the temptation to have too many drinks.
Cllr McDougall said his experience showed that no-one should have doubts about the consequences of behaving like that.
"I would urge everyone out there to heed the warnings issued by the police and not to make the mistake I did," he stated.
"My mistake was common of so many. I had a couple of drinks on an empty stomach, thought I was okay to drive when clearly I was not.
"There is not a day goes by that I do not regret my actions, particularly with the extra strain put on my family by needing to drive me around and putting alternative child-care arrangements in place because I was not able to guarantee the reliability of public transport.
"I have not been able to earn a proper income during this period and, indeed, the stigma of having a criminal record will haunt me for the rest of my life.
"Like everyone else, I am a human being and made an error in judgment.
"The fact is, I did have a choice and I made the wrong one.
"I am deeply embarrassed by my actions and regret this lapse in my otherwise blemish-free record as a councillor."
He was arrested for drink driving on November 14, 2007, in Aldwick Road.
He failed a roadside breath test and a subsequent test at Chichester police station. A second specimen confirmed the result.
He was found to have 46mg of alcohol in a 100ml of breath compared to the legal limit of 35mg.
He appeared before Chichester magistrates on January 22 this year and was banned from driving for a year.
This was reduced to nine months on condition he attended an alcohol awareness course.
He fulfilled the obligation and completed his ban at midnight on October 21. He was also fined £300 by the magistrates.
"While my arrest was caused by a borderline reading, I have learnt my lesson and will not make the same mistake twice," pledged Cllr McDougall.
He immediately reported his conviction to the district and county council officers who are responsible for the conduct of councillors.
Cllr McDougall has continued to serve his residents.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Lib Dem Councillor - Racial Abuse
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor has been fined after he racially abused a police officer after a six-hour drinking binge.
Christian Walker, 34, was arrested in a 24-hour Tesco in Water Street, Stockport. in the early hours of August 28 this year after using a racial slur to insult PC Patrick Mulhill, who is of Chinese and British ethnicity.
Walker, who represents Brinnington and Central ward, pleaded not guilty to a racially aggravated section five public order offence.
He said his comments were 'banter' and 'a joke' designed to put a 'smile on someone's face that went wrong', when he appeared before Trafford magistrates yesterday.
The court heard Walker, of Northumberland Road, Stockport, and a friend were 'yelping' and 'yodelling' as they walked into the store at 2am.
He described himself as 'plastered' and 'wrecked' after a pub crawl on a works leaving do, which included hours in a club where you could drink all night for £10.
Thomas McCabe, prosecuting, said: "Pc Mulhill was called over by a security guard, who was dealing with a situation involving this male.
"He intervened because they were arguing and told him: 'You're not going to be served because you're already drunk, your speech is slurred and your eyes are glazed'."
It was then that Walker racially abused the officer, who was said to be shocked and upset. Walker was arrested and taken to Cheadle Heath police station, where he then called Pc Mulhill a 'homosexual' in an attempt to 'wind him up'.
Under cross-examination, Walker said his skills as a local politician allowed him to gauge how people respond to what he said and he didn't believe the officer had been offended by his comments.
Andrew Evans, defending, said it was an attempt at a friendly joke that had gone horribly wrong and Walker was not being hostile to the Pc on racial grounds, but to a figure of authority refusing to let him have alcohol.
Mr Evans said: "This was not someone showing hostility on the basis of membership of a racial group, but cheek gone wrong.
"What we have here is a policeman arresting a drunk man who attempted to be cheeky and, in doing so, he uses a word the policeman later finds offensive."
Walker, a telephone researcher for north west MEP, Chris Davies, was fined £200 with £300 costs. He had defeated long-term Labour councillor, Maureen Rowles, with a majority of 255 and sits on Stockport Council's environment and economy scrutiny committee. He is also a governor of Brinnington early years centre.
UPDATE 5/11/08
A STOCKPORT councillor’s career is hanging in the balance after he was convicted of racially abusing a police officer.
Lib-Dem representative for Brinnington and Central ward, Christian Walker, 34, has been suspended from the party after he went on a six-hour bender and slurred racist abuse at PC Patrick Mullhill, who is of Chinese descent.
Walker had pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated harassment at Trafford Magistrates on Monday, but was found guilty, fined £200 and ordered to pay £300 costs.Source and Full Story
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