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May 14, 2005
Otis the Town Drunk arrested again
There are worse drunkards than MBA students:
PORTAGE: Douglas E. Smith, the man who calls himself "Otis the town drunk," was arrested Friday on a public intoxication charge -- marking the 64th time he has been arrested.Portage police said Smith called them asking for a ride home since no family members would pick him up. Police said his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.15, so they took him to jail instead.
During an earlier interview with The Times, Smith said he began drinking when he was about 18. He said he's walked around with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.45, enough to put most people in a coma. Court records show Smith has been treated for alcoholism numerous times, including at least three inpatient stays.
He said he can drink two cases of beer in a day, or can gulp down six bottles of wine or three fifths of hard liquor.
The Porter County Probation Department said Smith, if not the most arrested person ever in Porter County, is right up there. Smith said he's been arrested for public intoxication so many times that people he sees at taverns occasionally approach him and ask for his autograph. He's spent about half his adult life behind bars.
Posted by adrianjo at May 14, 2005 08:24 AM
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