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11-16-2004, 03:29 AM
Criminal prosecutor charged with DUI (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/12/Tampabay/Pinellas_prosecutor_c.shtml)
St. Petersburg Times
"A top Pinellas prosecutor known for aggressively pursuing DUI cases was charged with driving under the influence Wednesday night near her Tampa home. Lydia Dempsey Wardell, 37, one of two misdemeanor court supervisors for Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, was arrested by Tampa police who said she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.23%, nearly 3 times the level at which Florida law presumes someone is unable to drive safely. At the time Wardell was stopped near Bayshore Boulevard, according to jail records, 3 children were in the car with her... If Wardell is allowed to continue working in the office, [assistant Bruce Bartlett] said, she would no longer be allowed to participate in DUI prosecutions."
Read article... (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/12/Tampabay/Pinellas_prosecutor_c.shtml) and This article... (http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/other/1110/11-12-2004/20041112051502_06.html)
St. Petersburg Times
"A top Pinellas prosecutor known for aggressively pursuing DUI cases was charged with driving under the influence Wednesday night near her Tampa home. Lydia Dempsey Wardell, 37, one of two misdemeanor court supervisors for Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, was arrested by Tampa police who said she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.23%, nearly 3 times the level at which Florida law presumes someone is unable to drive safely. At the time Wardell was stopped near Bayshore Boulevard, according to jail records, 3 children were in the car with her... If Wardell is allowed to continue working in the office, [assistant Bruce Bartlett] said, she would no longer be allowed to participate in DUI prosecutions."
Read article... (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/12/Tampabay/Pinellas_prosecutor_c.shtml) and This article... (http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/other/1110/11-12-2004/20041112051502_06.html)