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The police chief in Bastrop has resigned after being charged with DWI last month in Austin.

According to officials with the Austin Police Department, Chief David Board was pulled over August 16 and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The 46 year-old was police chief in Bastrop, about 25 miles southeast of Austin. He has held the position since 2002. His resignation was announced Tuesday by city officials.

Board was placed on leave following his arrest. He resigned Monday night, but will be allowed to remain on leave through the end of October in order to reach full retirement benefits.

Assistant Chief Matt Wagner will lead the department until a permanent chief is named.

If you or someone you know has been accused of a crime in Texas, please contact the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Ian Inglis by calling 1-800-589-1808.

A drunken driver involved in a 2008 crash that killed an Austin woman has been sentenced to three years in prison.

According to court documents, 35 year-old JAmes Kevin Blackerby had been convicted of driving while intoxicated three times prior to his 2008 arrest after the crash that killed 21 year-old Heather Heyns. The arrest affidavit indicates Blackerby told officer he drank beer at Ego’s bar when he left for Hot Bodies Gentleman’s Club in Southeast Austin that night. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Burelson Road and Montopolis Drive, Blakcerby’s silver Ford F250 pickup crashed into a pickup in which Heyns was a passenger.

Blackerby struck a plea deal with Travis County prosecutors and will serve three years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Blackerby will be required to wear an alcohol detection device and will be required to install a device on his car that does not allow it to be started if the operator has been drinking.

If you or someone you know has been accused of a crime, contact Ian Inglis, Austin Criminal Defense Attorney, by dialing 1-800-589-1808.

Police in Austin have arrested a man accused of assaulting a restaurant employee in an alleged dine-and-dash incident.

According to officials with the Austin Police Department, the incident occurred last month at Antonio’s Restaurant on Highway 183 on Austin’s Northwest side. Police say a man, identified only by his last name - Bounds, and another assailant ate at the restaurant and ran out without paying their bill.

The waitress who had been serving the men ran outside after realizing they had stiffed her on the bill. Bounds then attempted to run her over, and she was knocked to the ground, police say.

Bounds is currently free on $20,000 bond.

If you or someone you know has been accused of a crime in Texas, please contact the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Ian Inglis by calling 1-800-589-1808.

A man is facing felony charges after police say he fired several shots in the air at a North Austin apartment complex Monday afternoon.

According to an arrest affidavit filed Thursday, 24 year-old Alan Carrillo fired several rounds from a .40-caliber Glock handgun shortly after 4:00 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of St. John’s Village at 7606 Blessing Ave., near U.S. 183 and Lamar Boulevard.

According to officials with the Austin Police Department, Carrillo was gone when police arrived and K9 units failed to locate him. Carrillo’s sister told officers he fired four shots in the air during an argument with her in the parking lot of the complex. The affidavit says the complex is “populated by numerous adults and children.”

Carrillo now faces a charge of felony possession of a firearm, police say.

If you or someone you know has been accused of a crime, contact Ian Inglis, Austin Criminal Defense Attorney, by dialing 1-800-589-1808.

Central Texas is launching a new campaign to stop people from drinking and driving. The campaign is called “Drink and Drive, and Got to Jail” and police officials use a cop-cab to\help show there point; take a cab if you have been drinking or you will end up in the back of a cop car.

In 2008, one-third of all the fatal accidents in Texas had drunk drivers involved. The Austin Police Department has announced that they will be enforcing a “No Refusal” weekend on Labor Day weekend this year in order to prevent people from getting behind the wheel after driving.

A ‘No Refusal’ weekend means that anyone pulled over by police may have to submit to a blood test if they refuse to blow into the Breathalyzer. The blood is drawn by a nurse after a judge signs a search warrant if there is reasonable cause to do so.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a DWI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Austin DWI defense lawyers of the law office of Ian Inglis