AN ALBUQUERQUE ATTORNEY FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR D-W-I IN TUCUMCARI. A STATE POLICE OFFICER STOPPED 61 YEAR OLD MARK CHOUINARD FOR SPEEDING LAST WEEK ON I-40. THE OFFICER FOUND A HALF EMPTY BOTTLE OF VODKA ON THE BACK FLOORBOARD AND A LOADED GUN IN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE.
CHOUINARD LATER ADMITTED TO DRINKING PRIOR TO DRIVING. POLICE SAY CHOUINARD REFUSED A FIELD-SOBRIETY CHECK. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR D-W-I AS WELL AS NEGLIGENT USE OF A FIREARM.
