ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR MICHAEL COOK IS STEPPING DOWN FOLLOWING HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON DWI CHARGES. APD'S TASIA MARTINEZ TELLS 770 KKOB THE ARREST HAPPENED AROUND 11 PM IN THE 25 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAN PEDRO NORTHEAST. SHE SAYS AN OFFICER STOPPED COOK AFTER SEEING HIS VEHICLE SWERVING IN LANES. HIS LICENSE PLATE WAS ALSO UN-READABLE.
IN A STATEMENT, COOK SAYS HE'S STEPPING DOWN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO DISTRACT ANY ATTENTION FROM THE NEEDS OR GOALS OF THE CITY. HE SAYS HIS PRIORITIES WILL BE WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS…QUOTE…"I MOVE PAST THIS REGRETTABLE INCIDENT IN MY LIFE."
