Texas drops DWI charge against Wal-Mart heiress

[TexasTowelie]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. —

Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.

Officials said Monday that the highway patrol officer who pulled over Walton has been suspended and won't be available to testify.

Parker County, Texas, Prosecutor John Forest told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://is.gd/4WDwlt ) that his office had two years to pursue the case against Walton. But the trooper's suspension won't be over by the Oct. 7 deadline.

Forrest said the trooper is on paid leave. The suspension for alleged misconduct began in February.

More at http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/alcohol/drunken-driving-charge-dropped-against-walton/nZrsG/ .

[font color=green]Oops, sorry that I missed the story a couple of weeks ago. I must have been high or something.[/font]

[leveymg]

1. I've never heard of a DWI being dropped if there was a breathalyzer done. All the justice money can

buy.

I feel for the trooper and his family. His fault for not recognizing her last name before it was too late.

[dgibby]

2. How very, very convenient for her.

What's wrong with this picture? Wonder what the Trooper did, jaywalk?

[TexasTowelie]

3. Did you mean this picture?

I will give her credit for looking better than some of the mug shots of meth addicts that are a couple decades younger than her though.

[dgibby]

4. OMG! You should post a warning!

Looks like something from Tales From the Crypt. Whatever dog dug that up needs to go back to obedience school!

[Wilms]

5. I wonder why the trooper is suspended.

Looked around and didn't find anything.

A few, more detailed articles here...

http://weatherforddemocrat.com/newstoppers/x789522326/With-trooper-suspended-Walton-DWI-dropped

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/crime_time/2013/09/parker-county-prosecutor-explains-why-two-years-passed-on-walton-case.html

[dgauss]

10. From the DA, regarding the witness being "unavailable" -

"The unethical thing would have been to proceed without evidence."

Good thing this is about ethics and not money and privilege.

[IADEMO2004]

6. Church Lady voice "Isn't that convieeenient"

[Shrike47]

7. Rich is good in so many ways...

[bahrbearian]

8. He is suspended with pay, so why can't he go to court to testify?

[indepat]

9. How effin' convenient and, oh, so special