According to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, a Texas judge who regularly oversees drunk driving cases was arrested for driving after attempting to reverse his car into a parked car in the parking lot. there, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
Travis County Judge John Lipscombe was arrested for DWI in the lobby of the Homewood Suites by Hilton in North Austin after midnight Saturday, May 7, telling deputies he only had ‘a few drinks at the bar’ his house but can’t even get it. chaotic’.
Delegates were called to the hotel parking lot after an argument broke out between Lipscombe and a witness who intervened to prevent him from backing into the parked car in the spot he was trying to take. .
After the dispute, Lipscombe, who had presided over the district court for more than ten years, drove around the parking lot and parked in a disabled spot right next to the hotel entrance.
Arresting officers found the judge sitting in the hotel lobby ‘seemingly slow to respond to questions and overall disoriented’. They also reported that Lipscombe was livid and smelled of alcohol.
Travis County Judge John Lipscombe (pictured in mugshot, left) was arrested for DWI in the lobby of the Homewood Suites by Hilton in North Austin shortly after midnight on Saturday, May 7. Deputies were called to the parking lot. hotel car after a word. An argument broke out between Lipscombe and a witness who intervened to prevent him from backing into a parked car in the spot he was trying to take. He has served the District Court under Rule 3 since January 2011, overseeing Class A and B misdemeanors, including drunk driving cases.
During initial questioning, he was unable to tell officers when he started or stopped drinking that day, but later said he was at home from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., where he claims to have drank rum and Coke twice.
According to an affidavit, Lipscombe believes he arrived at the Homewood Suites hotel at ‘sunset’ on Friday, May 6. But the time of arrest was midnight Saturday, May 7.
During the entire exchange, judge Travis Country ‘argued’ and tried to memorize instructions from officers, including counting down from 76 to 51 when he was asked to count only until 56.
Lipscombe refused a breath test due to an ankle injury. He was arrested and charged with drunk driving (DWI), a Class B misdemeanor.
The judge was taken into Travis Country Jail around 9 a.m. Sunday, prison records show.
He has been serving the District Court under Rule 3 since January 2011, overseeing Class A and B misdemeanors, including drunk driving cases.
According to public records, he presided over more than two dozen drunk driving (DWI) cases today.
‘Judge Lipscombe will not issue a statement at this time. We have a judge visiting on his transcript and other matters starting today and until his return. At this point, we don’t know when he will return,’ Honorary John Lipscombe’s office told KVUE.
