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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

Montana man arrested for DUI after driving to sheriff’s office to pay open container fine

A 25-year-old Montana man was arrested for DUI after he drove himself to the sheriff’s office to pay for a previous fine he received for having an open container, officials said - (Getty/iStock)

A 25-year-old Montana man was arrested for driving under the influence after he drove himself to the sheriff’s office to pay for a previous fine while intoxicated, authorities said.

The man, who authorities did not identify, was waiting to be helped at the Granite County Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office when Sheriff Rico Barkell noticed he appeared to be intoxicated, the sheriff’s office wrote in a Tuesday Facebook post.

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