Vanceburg Police Chief Arrested, Maintains Innocence
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Updated: 3:45 AM Mar 17, 2008
Vanceburg Police Chief Arrested, Maintains Innocence
Vanceburg Police Chief Joe Billman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk early Sunday morning, but he says he did nothing illegal.
Posted: 6:31 PM Mar 16, 2008
Reporter: Michael Wooten
Email Address: michael.wooten@wsaz.com
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VANCEBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Vanceburg Police Chief Joe Billman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk early Sunday morning, but he says he did nothing illegal.

Kentucky State Police gave Billman a PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) outside the Super Quik in Vanceburg around 2 a.m. Sunday.

The trooper said it showed alcohol was in Billman's system. As a result, Billman was arrested.

In a telephone interview with WSAZ, Billman acknowledged he drank about 6 beers Saturday evening, but it was over the course of 6 or 7 hours.

He said he was not legally drunk, and he provided WSAZ a copy of his blood and urine drug screen from Meadowview Regional Medical Center.

The test showed his blood alcohol content at 0.038. That's well below the illegal limit of 0.08. It also showed he had no drugs at all in his system.

Billman said he tried to convince the trooper to do a field sobriety test, because he said it would have cleared him on the scene. However, he said the trooper would only perform a PBT.

Billman said he spoke with Vanceburg Mayor Angela Patton, and he expects to remain as the city's police chief.

He also expects the charges to be dropped in the coming days.

We will continue to update WSAZ.com as we get more information.


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