Councilman Scott Benson
Thursday was not a fun day for Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson.
Benson was arraigned in 46th District Court in Southfield on misdemeanor charges of operating with a blood-alcohol level of .17 or higher or “super drunk,” and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, according to Christine Ferretti of the Detroit News.
If convicted, he faces the possibility of 180 days in jail and a $700 fine.
The News writes that that Southfield Deputy Police Chief Nick Loussia said Benson had a blood-alcohol level of .244 when he was found in his running car at a traffic signal, slumped behind the driver’s seat of his city-issued 2008 Crown Victoria on June 29.
