Crime & Safety
Man Caught Driving Drunk With Cocaine in His Car in Brookfield
Suspect, 37, denies knowing he had drugs in the car, saying his cousin put them there.
A Milwaukee man is facing drug charges after he allegedly got caught driving drunk through Brookfield with cocaine in his car.
Mario A. Straham, 37, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of possession of cocaine. If convicted, he faces up to one year in Waukesha County Jail and $5,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On March 19, Brookfield police were called after Straham was driving erratically on Capitol Drive, swerving between lanes. Straham, who had a blood alcohol of 0.14 at the time of the incident, was pulled over and placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated.
While searching the car, police found three unopened cans of Milwaukee’s Best beer, an open bottle of Bud Light and the cocaine, which was in a cigarette pack.
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Straham denied knowing the drugs were in the car, saying it and the alcohol were planted there by his cousin named Tim or Jim.
Straham will make his initial appearance in court Dec. 5.
