Lake Wales, Florida – On Friday morning Lake Wales Police responded to Central Ave and Martin Luther King Blvd. in reference to a vehicle crash. Upon arrival officers investigated the crash. Once that investigation was complete officers started conducting a criminal investigation for DUI. The officers had the driver Isaiah Lopez complete some field sobriety exercises which he could not complete successfully, according to police reports. Lopez was arrested for DUI. At the Polk County Jail Lopez’s breath samples were .101 and .100. A passenger in Lopez’s vehicle lied to officers about his identity. Officers discovered the lie and arrested Antonio Ramiro Jaimes for resisting and upon search incident to arrest officers found Jaimes in possession of marijuana (less than 20g).
Both subjects were transported to the Polk County Jail. Lopez was charged with DUI and Property Damage. Jaimes was charged with Resisting Officer without Violence, Cannabis Pocession (less than 20 grams) and Violation of Probation for Possession of Stolen Goods.
