Police: Woman with four kids in car charged with DUI

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Late Nov. 19, a woman was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI.

The suspect, Leenette F. Sope, was charged with multiple counts of DUI including; DUI, DUI .08, DUI .15, DUI .20, and Aggravated DUI.

Around 7 p.m., police stopped a vehicle on John Wayne Parkway because Sope failed to keep the vehicle between the lines.

Once stopped, the driver identified herself verbally as Leenette Sope, as she was speaking, police said that they noticed her eyes to be glossy. They said her speech was slurred and her breath had a strong smell of alcohol.

According to police documents, officers saw four children in the back seat all under the age of 15. Sope claimed to have had drank six beers in the last hour.

Sope would not follow the pen during the horizontal gaze nystagmus field sobriety test and refused standardized field sobriety tests.

Sope blew a .242 on a preliminary breath test and later was brought to the police station blew a .275 and .287 on Maricopa Police Department’s Intoxilyzer 8000 machine.

Sope was booked into the Pinal County jail.

Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter
Brian became part of the InMaricopa team in October 2020, starting as a multimedia intern with a focus on various multimedia tasks. His responsibilities included file organization and capturing photos of events and incidents. After graduating from Maricopa High School in the class of 2021, his internship seamlessly transitioned into a full-fledged job. Initially serving as a dedicated photographer, Brian's role evolved in October 2021 when he took on a new beat as a writer. He is currently pursuing his studies at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Brian's primary focus lies in covering public safety-related stories. In his free time, Brian finds joy in spending quality time with his family and embarking on adventures to explore the landscapes around him.