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Man with Monkey in Truck Charged With DUI
NBC Miami ^
| Friday, May 4, 2012
| Brian Hamacher
Posted on 05/04/2012 11:16:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Man facing DUI and possession of wildlife charges after small monkey found in truck
A Florida man is facing DUI charges after police pulled him over for speeding and discovered a money in his truck Thursday.
Eugene Carl Kotelman, 36, for Largo, was stopped around midnight in the area of East Bay Drive and Belcher Road, according to a Largo Police arrest affidavit.
Kotelman has bloodshot and glassy eyes, poor balance and his breath had a distinct alcohol smell, according to the report. He refused to perform field sobriety tests, the report said.
Police said Kotelman was driving on a suspended license and had been previously charged many times with driving on a suspended license and numerous times for DUI.
During the stop, officers noticed a "small monkey" in Kotelman's truck and it was given to Kotelman's friend. Kotelman was booked into the Pinellas County jail on $5,000 bond.
But after Kotelman bonded out of jail on the DUI charge, he was charged with possession of wildlife and two counts of violating fish and wildlife rules and booked into jail again.
The monkey was placed in the custody of state officers.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: drunk; floriduh; monkey; napl
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To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro
ALWAYS have a monkey designated driver!
To: nickcarraway
Just a “trunk monkey” assisting the impaired driver.
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:20:06 PM PDT
by
A_Tradition_Continues
(formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98 Class of '98)
To: nickcarraway
Stuff like this can happen.
Seriously.
/johnny
To: nickcarraway
Right turn, Clyde.
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:26:37 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
To: Ken H
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:32:31 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: nickcarraway; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:34:48 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: nickcarraway
Why am I thinking of Wally’s service monkey in DILBERT ?
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:35:12 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: Slings and Arrows
I need to ask, what is the non ping list for?
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:36:41 PM PDT
by
LukeL
(Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:37:36 PM PDT
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: nickcarraway
How do you go about bailing out a monkey?
/johnny
To: nickcarraway
Of course he had poor balance and was weaving. He’s got a monkey on his back!
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posted on
05/04/2012 11:56:30 PM PDT
by
Terry Mross
("It happened. And we let it happen." Peter Griffin - FAMILY GUY)
To: unkus
Breaks my heart to see a monkey that young go bad.
13
posted on
05/05/2012 12:11:33 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: nickcarraway
There’s a country music song in there somewhere.
14
posted on
05/05/2012 12:11:55 AM PDT
by
Apparatchik
(If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
To: nickcarraway
There’s a country music song in there somewhere.
15
posted on
05/05/2012 12:11:55 AM PDT
by
Apparatchik
(If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
To: LukeL
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posted on
05/05/2012 12:12:28 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Breaks my heart to see a monkey that young go bad.
Yep, it’s tough to see those little guys go bad. It’s the
Gorillas that are worrisome. Those critters can go really,
really bad.
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posted on
05/05/2012 12:21:18 AM PDT
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: JRandomFreeper
Bail is usually 20 bananas.
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posted on
05/05/2012 12:22:36 AM PDT
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: Slings and Arrows
Moral of the story. Don’t monkey around, always use a designated driver.
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posted on
05/05/2012 12:30:14 AM PDT
by
OneLoyalAmerican
(In God I trust, all others provide citations.)
To: unkus
Bail is usually 20 bananas.
Yes, but no chance at appeal.
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posted on
05/05/2012 12:32:19 AM PDT
by
golux
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