A Carthage woman, with five previous arrests for driving while intoxicated, was charged with DWI again today in Jasper County Circuit Court.
Contressa A. Perry (DOB 1969) pleaded not guilty during her arraignment and is being held on a $20,000 cash or surety bond.
A Carthage Police Department stopped Perry 11:52 p.m. Sunday at Baker and Macon for an expired registration.
From the probable cause statement:
Perry admitted to having two shots and that she did not have an operator's license due to a prior DWI. Perry was not able to provide proof of insurance. The vehicle was also registered to a family member's friend who passed away. Perry said she has had it for about two years and never registered it in her name.
The statement said Perry's words were slurred and her breath smelled of alcohol.
Also noted in the probable cause statement were Perry's previous DWIs, including being found of guilty of DWI January 2 and being given a suspended sentence of six months. She is currently on probation.
Perry was charged with DWI in 1997, 1998, 2020, July 20, 2023 and October 3, 2023.
Three alleged OWIs in seven months?!
ReplyDeleteJesus take the wheel!
Our Courts do not take the responsibility to keep these people off the streets.
ReplyDeleteNeed a 3 strikes you're out on DWI,s. No pleading it down. These people are a
ReplyDeleteRepeat menace to society. Get them off the road and in jail because obviously having no driver's license or insurance or registration didn't stop them
6th ? Thats it ? Hold my beer.
ReplyDeleteShe'll probably get another before your beer gets warm.
ReplyDeleteShe could have already accomplished this and we would already know except there is usually a brief lag in police and court.
It's only when they commit vehicular mayhem to a person place or thing and it hits the news that the delay is only a few hours. The worse their vehicular mayhem, the shorter the delay.
This person with six DWI clearly needs to work at becoming more studious!
"Also noted in the probable cause statement were Perry's previous DWIs, including being found of guilty of DWI January 2 and being given a suspended sentence of six months."
ReplyDeleteI suppose the judge could think about some actual consequences at some point.
But what do I know? I'm not a Jasper County judge.
I don't drink and drive but if I ever do it will be in: 1. Jasper County 2. Newton County 3. Mcdonald County 4. Barry County 5. Lawrence County. SW Missouri is a joke on DWI prosecuting and sentencing
ReplyDeleteI prefer weed.
ReplyDeleteShe better call Phil or Brian Glades. With Kenney and Hensley running for Division 1 Judge they will be trying to hang anyone they can to look tough.
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