Man With Zero BAC Arrested for DWI (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

They Call It An “Opinion Crime”

AUSTIN, TX – Larry Davis was arrested for driving while intoxicated after he ran through a stop sign in January of 2013. Law enforcement determined that he was intoxicated after giving him a sobriety test for which they decided he had failed. Davis was tested and blew a 0.00 on the Breathalyzer, but apparently Austin police have wide leeway in deciding who gets arrested for DWI’s. His lawyer calls it an “opinion crime.”

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Police took Davis to jail where he submitted to a blood test which proved he was not intoxicated, but authorities are standing by their arrest of the man. They contend it was still possible he was intoxicated with some other drug such as marijuana which may not have shown up in the blood test.

Cmdr. David Mahoney said he supports the decision to have Davis arrested

“If there is someone who is possibly impaired, we don’t want them driving,” Mahoney said. “We need to get them off the road, so that was probably (the officer’s) mindset.”

Davis’ case was dismissed last week after the results of the test were given to the court. “I was arrested for nothing, really,” he said. “It was suspicion of drunk driving, which I wasn’t so I was surprised and hurt at the same time.”


Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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