Here's the latest on this story....
The Grand Forks Herald has an article up on Kurt Angle’s arrest early Friday morning. The article features several new details on the arrest. They claim he was arrested early Friday morning after reportedly being found drunk, sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle near Thompson, N.D. A passer-by on Interstate 29 contacted authorities at around 12:15 am stating that a vehicle was in the median a couple miles south of the Thompson exit.
North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Kevin Robson said a trooper found Angle behind the wheel of a red Dodge Durango and smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle. Angle allegedly claimed that he had hit an icy patch, despite the road being completely dry, and then claimed to have been distracted by a text message that he had received.
Robson said Angle failed a field sobriety test and was then arrested and taken to the Grand Forks County jail where he took a breathalyzer. Robson said Angle was “very cooperative. He was a gentleman the entire time, a very nice guy”.
Angle gave authorities a Pennsylvania driver’s license and promptly posted $300 in cash to be released from the jail, a correctional officer said.
Angle faces a charge of actual physical control, and not a DUI as was previously reported because he’s charged with being behind the wheel of a vehicle while intoxicated, not driving while intoxicated.
A message left for TNA publicist Chris Thomas was not immediately returned.
As noted earlier here on the website, Angle claims he was not drunk despite failed sobriety tests and police reports stating otherwise. His statement read: “Thank U to my supporters. I was not drunk. I was in ice storm and my car slid into 3 ft of snow median. I called police 4 help. They had other plans. I was stuck and wanted to go to my hotel. I was not passed out drunk. I was coherent. I’m sorry if I let you down. Don’t believe everything you read. My life is good and this is a speed bump in the road. The truth will come out. If its worth mentioning there was a severe snow storm in in that area and the media does like to blow things way out of proportion.
