A Villages, Florida man was arrested last week on a DWI charge after the Marmaduke Lodge in nearby Leesburg called to report he had left without paying his bar tab, Villages-News reports.
Cops responded to the establishment at 2 AM last Saturday to speak with 61 year-old registered Republican David Ray Beck after receiving the call. Pulling into the parking lot, they found Beck behind the wheel of a green Subaru SUV with his wife in the passenger seat. An officer with Leesburg PD attempted to complete a field sobriety test but gave up because Beck was too shitfaced to finish. He provided breath samples that registered .180 and .184 blood alcohol content.
Asked why he had left the Lodge without paying, Beck claimed “while at the bar he was provided with free beers,” and then showed a receipt to prove he had paid, but it was from a neighboring establishment called Brick and Barrel, per a police report. Beck was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $1,000 bond.