Johnson made her take an alcohol test and found that her breath alcohol content was just over .08 percent, the legal limit for driving.
She talked too freely, said she had been drinking at a bar and then came home, presumably driving, and not walking or getting a ride. Easy defense, she had a drink at home. Easier defense, don't volunteer.
The word "officious" goes nicely with "officer," doesn't it?
Several years ago I was camping in Canada. A drunk literally drove out of a cornfield and through our campsite, narrowly missing a sleeping toddler in a tent. By narrow I’m serious, he drove over a corner of the tent.
We got a great description of the car and driver. After tracking him down, the police came back to see us. They told us he was at home and while clearly drunk, he also clearly lied and told them he was drinking at home. They read him the riot act and left. There wasn’t enough physical evidence to arrest him.
That was understandable especially since no one was actually injured.