Nevada Deputy Arrests Wife for DUI–Twice

By Editor

Life is hard enough when you have a conflict with a co-worker. Imagine working alongside a co-worker you had to arrest. Now, imagine that co-worker is….your spouse.

Deputy Sheriff Mike Moore, of Elko County, Nevada, met with this very situation recently, as he stopped his wife, Charlotte Moore, for a DUI offense, not once, but twice in one afternoon.

Charlotte Moore, a jail deputy and 11-year force veteran, had participated in a wine walk sponsored by a local business group just a couple of hours before her husband pulled her over the first time. Police reports filed by Mike Moore indicate that the initial stop was for something unrelated to a suspicion of DUI.

Without reporting what transpired between the two, newspaper reports indicated that Charlotte Moore left without taking a portable breathalyzer test. Mike then proceeded to call the Elko City Police Department for backup as he pulled her over again.

An Elko Police officer, Shane Diaz, and Elko Police Department Sgt. Mark Butterfield arrived to assist Moore in arresting his wife. According the breathalyzer reading taken then, her blood alcohol content was .114. Charlotte Moore was not on duty at the time of the incident.

After being held in jail, Charlotte Moore was released, and subsequently placed on administrative leave with pay. Needless to say, things might take a while to cool down at the Moore household after this event.