Tony Romo faces four traffic citations following his operating while intoxicated arrest last week in downtown Milwaukee.
Milwaukee County records show a deputy spotted an open bottle of alcohol on the passenger side of Romo's SUV after he was arrested. That led to one of four citations the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback received.
The four citations are:
- Possession of open intoxicants in a motor vehicle
- Operating while under the influence
- Unsafe passing on the right
- Refusing to take a test for intoxication after arrest
Romo was pulled over on the Marquette Interchange last Thursday for unsafe passing on the right. Body camera video released Tuesday night shows the encounter with a deputy on the side of the road. Romo denied drinking and asked several times to speak with his lawyer.
The traffic stop was captured on body cam footage obtained by TMJ4.
OWI defense attorney Jillian Scheidegger said the sheriff's office followed proper protocol and explained why Romo's request to speak with an attorney could not be granted.
"Because it's just an ongoing investigation in that moment. You're technically not under arrest and because of that essentially stopping that investigation to allow counsel to kind of come in and intervene and number one, if someone called me and a police officer did allow them to contact a lawyer, there's really nothing a lawyer can do for you in that process other than to say, don't decline to make a statement, be cooperative, be polite, be courtious and don't give them any more information than you absolutely have to," Scheidegger said.
Romo was taken to the Milwaukee County Jail sally port, where a deputy wrote he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. Body camera footage shows Romo refusing a preliminary breathalyzer test. A warrant was then filed for a blood draw. Court documents do not list a blood alcohol content from that test.
Romo faces about $1,600 in fines and could lose his license for a year. A court hearing is scheduled for September, though Romo is not required to attend.
Romo's attorney declined to comment.
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