Spokane Sheriff’s Lt. Faces DUI Charge

A Spokane County sheriff’s lieutenant with 25 years on the job was arrested in a suspected drunken driving crash early Friday. Liberty Lake police responded to a 911 call about 1:30 a.m. that a sport utility vehicle had rolled near Third and Molter Road and a power pole was blocking the roadway, said Sgt. Dave Reagan, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Lt. Stephen P. Jones, who was driving a Lincoln Navigator, appeared intoxicated at the scene, so the Washington State Patrol was called in, officials said. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for a gash to his head, and consented to give blood for the drunken driving investigation/ Jody Lawrence-Turner , SR. More here .

Question: Jones’ arrest comes after Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired Sgt. Brad Thoma for a hit-and-run accident that occurred while Thoma was driving drunk. Thoma’s police union is fighting his dismissal. Should there be a zero tolerance policy for law officers who are caught driving drunk?