Public intoxication tops Halloween weekend arrests in Brazos County, KBTX review finds

Public intoxication accounted for the largest share of arrests made by police in Brazos County over the Halloween weekend, according to a KBTX review of arrest paperwork.

The station said it went through more than 200 pages of probable cause statements filed by the Brazos County Sheriff's Office and by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University police. Those statements span arrests made between Friday, Oct. 30, and Sunday, Nov. 1, and KBTX counted roughly 70 people taken into custody.

Here is how the charges broke down in KBTX's tally:

Public intoxication: about 30 arrests. In many of these, officers noted the person was by themselves, unsteady on their feet or without a sober friend who could get them home, the station reported.
Drunk or impaired driving: around 15 drivers were charged with DWI or with DUI by a minor.
Assault or fighting: about 10 people. KBTX said the reports describe fights in bars in the Northgate district as well as several family violence cases.
Drugs: more than a dozen arrests, involving methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and THC vapes.

KBTX did not publish a breakdown of arrests by agency.

A probable cause statement is an officer's sworn account of why an arrest was made. An arrest is an accusation, not a finding of guilt, and everyone charged is presumed innocent unless convicted in court.

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