24-year-old Kristen Paige Gauthier had an illegal tint on her windows as she drove on Kraft Street in the early hours of January 21st. Officers noticed this, conducted a traffic stop, and smelled a strong odor of alcohol as they approached her. They observed an empty beer bottle in the backseat and asked her how much she had to drink. Gauthier admitted to having a few shots before going to the bar, where she drank more. Gauthier consented to sobriety tests and was performing poorly before she stopped in the middle of a test and told officers they should arrest her because she was drunk. Gauthier was taken into custody for driving under the influence.
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Kristen Paige Gauthier of Cedarcroft Drive in Clarksville, TN, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on January 21st, charged with driving under the influence. A judicial commissioner set her bond at $1,500.
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