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A Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy who refused a breath test after being stopped by Spokane Valley police pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a drunken driving charge.
Darin M. Schaum, 36, was described as “highly intoxicated” when Officer Todd Miller stopped his Dodge truck on Broadway Avenue west of McDonald Road about 1:30 a.m. on April 16, according to documents filed this week in Spokane County District Court.
Miller said Schaum identified himself as a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy and said he could find a ride to his home just down the street and that it “was going to cost Schaum his job if (police) didn’t allow him to go,” according to court documents.
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lewis8457 on April 28 at 9:41 p.m.
How could the passenger not face discipline if he knew Schaum was drunk? He was a cop, witnessing and going along with illegal activity. Lesson learned….none
So a person employed to up hold the law can drive drunk as long as they don’t get caught and of they do it takes two times to get fired.
So Mr. Schaum was not only drunk but also stupid that night if he took the breath test he would not have been fired. But now that he refused he might lose his license. But as we all know might is a big word in Spokane when I comes to cops serving the same justice the rest of us get.
And now because of a new law we might as tax payers get to put inter lock deices on cop cars. And sadly the people of Spokane will probably vote yes for it.