The Police Chief of Pine Prairie was arrested for DWI on Monday.
A release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office states that Landry Deshotel, 81, was booked with DWI and obstruction of public passages.
Deputies were called to Miller's Lake Road just before 2 p.m. on Monday, to address reports of a reckless driver traveling on the road toward Ville Platte.
A deputy found the vehicle near the intersection of West Main and Court streets in the city, and Deshotel got out of the car.
The Deputy detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage, and conducted a field sobriety test, which Deshotel allegedly failed. He was given a breath test at the sheriff's office that allegedly showed he was over the legal limit.
Deshotel was up for re-election in Tuesday's election, but he did not make the run-off. He got 11 percent of the vote, but candidates Gilbert Bordelon and Shane Guillory will face off in the run-off next month.
As always, Sheriff Charles R. Guillory and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on criminal activity and urges the public to contact their Investigation Department via phone at 337-363-2161 or through the agency’s website at www.evangelineparishsheriff.org. Any person/s reporting information will remain anonymous. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
