Soldier Avoids DUI At Base Entry, Arrested For Jaywalking
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA — A major crisis was averted in the early morning hours after Staff Sgt. William Moya apprehended a soldier jaywalking under the influence and placed him into custody.
Moya, a recent transfer from Stuttgart, Germany and no stranger to heroism, claims to have developed a "sixth sense" for ascertaining a suspect's intoxication levels.
"Being around all those Krauts, you get used to the signs. Slurred speech, glazed eyes, anti-Semitic outbursts. Sometimes you can even smell it on a person," Moya revealed.
The soldier, Specialist Kevin Radford, reportedly rolled onto base at 0248 with no trouble after dimming his headlights and providing Moya with his military ID. Shortly afterward, Moya was relieved of his watch and began walking to his car when he saw Radford, who had parked in the very same lot, drunkenly stagger across the street.
"Yeah, it had been a long night, and I was off-duty. I could have looked the other way, but you know what? I'm a man of action, and…
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