The federal employee was discovered by Minnesota state troopers “slumped over in the driver’s seat.”

State troopers in Minnesota have arrested and charged a Border Patrol agent with drunk driving after he was found passed out in a car and “covered in vomit.”

Officers discovered Alfredo Mancillas Jr., a 31-year-old Customs and Border Patrol employee from Texas, “slumped over in the driver’s seat” on a St. Paul road in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Sahan Journal reported.

  • yetAnotherUser
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    7 days ago

    I think it’s rather difficult to prove beyond reasonable doubt he pulled over after drinking.

    I mean, what can you even use as evidence? Maybe payment records from his bank account to prove he was at a bar or something but I’m not sure a (gross) misdemeanor charge is sufficient for such a warrant.

    I think they’re basing the charge solely off of him “being in control” of the vehicle, according to this random website because I have no clue about US laws:

    https://www.saintcloudlaw.com/blog/2024/06/you-can-get-a-dwi-while-sitting-in-a-parked-car/

    While most people associate this with driving a car, “physical control” doesn’t require the vehicle to be moving. Instead, it means you have the capability to operate the vehicle, which is determined by the following factors:

    • Whether you are in the driver, passenger or back seat
    • If the keys are in the ignition, your hand or within reach
    • If the engine is running