By Mark
Vanderhoff
A
Louisville Metro Police officer was arrested earlier this month on charges of
driving while drunk, according to police records.
Casey A
Skeens, 29, of the 500 block of Orsmby Avenue in Louisville was arrested Jan. 4
and charged with driving while intoxicated, fleeing and evading police,
disregarding a traffic light and reckless driving, according to his arrest
citation.
Skeens
had been an LMPD officer for less than one year and was still on probationary
status, said Alicia Smiley, an LMPD spokeswoman. He resigned on Jan. 6, she
said. He would not have been automatically dismissed because of the arrest, but
could have been let go pending the results of an internal investigation and the
outcome of his criminal case, she said.
An LMPD
officer saw Skeens‘ car, a 2000 BMW 528i, stop abruptly around 4:38 a.m. in the
middle of an intersection at South Third Street and West Kentucky Street, where
the light had turned red. The car then sped off while the light was still red,
and the officer followed to pull him over, according to his arrest citation.
Skeens
refused to stop, running three more red lights before the officer lost sight of
his car, according to the citation. The officer found Skeens’ car a short while
later in a gated parking lot at his apartment building.
Officers
later found him inside his apartment, according to the citation.
He had a
.132 blood alcohol content, according to his arrest citation.
He was
released later that day on his own recognizance and his attorney, Steven
Schroering, entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf at his Jan. 8
arraignment, according to court records.
