Youngblood Released

AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT IN JAIL, ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD IS AGAIN A FREE WOMAN. YOUNGBLOOD REPORTED TO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER MONDAY AT 10:00 AM TO BEGIN SERVING A 24 HOUR SENTENCE FOR AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING. SHE WAS RELEASED TUESDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE 5:00…MEANING SHE WAS ONLY BEHIND BARS FOR 19 HOURS.

YOUNGBLOOD WAS ARRESTED IN MAY AFTER SHE WAS STOPPED AT A DWI CHECKPOINT AND DID POORLY ON FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. A JUDGE CONVICTED HER LAST MONTH.

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