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From Fox News: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became a national figure this week after Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her 2024 running mate to challenge former President Donald Trump and Ohio. Sen. JD Vance.
His past became an immediate topic of interest – and a booking photo obtained by Fox News Digital shows the new vice presidential candidate pictured shortly after a 1995 arrest in Nebraska after state troopers pulled him over for speeding and suspicion of drunken driving.
The Dawes County Sheriff’s Office said Walz had been arrested on Sept. 23, 1995, after state police pulled him over on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Court documents allege that Walz, 28 at the time, who was a high school teacher and football coach at the time, was speeding above 80 mph. He failed a breath test with a .128 blood-alcohol level. The limit back then was .1 in many parts of the country, including Nebraska. It is now .08.
Walz’s lawyer, Russell Harford, reportedly tried to make excuses for him, claiming Walz was hard of hearing and said the state trooper didn’t turn his siren’s on right away.
Walz was booked into the country jail, then later released on bond. He reportedly paid a $200 fine and now no longer drinks alcohol.
His mugshot has resurfaced on social media after Harris announced him as her running mate.
Since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is officially being reported as a favorite to become the VP pick for Kamala Harris.
Here he is pictured from his DUI arrest where he was going 96 in a 55. He then lied to police about being deaf in an attempt to avoid his arrest. pic.twitter.com/HVMznZaNe5
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 5, 2024
Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz pictured in 1995 Nebraska mugshot after DUI arrest https://t.co/LxBCfeVfwk
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 7, 2024
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