FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18NM09973
Date: August 28, 2018
CAL STATE FULLERTON POLICE OFFICER PLEADED GUILTY TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE ON DUTY
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A California State University Fullerton Police Department (CSUFPD) officer pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of alcohol while on duty in a patrol vehicle.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Sentence |
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Thomas Henry Higgs, 59 |
Pleaded guilty today to the following misdemeanor counts:
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Three years of informal probation
Three-month alcohol program |
Circumstances of the Case
- At approximately 8:00 p.m. on May 7, 2018, Higgs showed objective signs of intoxication during a CSUFPD briefing.
- Officers notified their command staff, who investigated this case.
- Higgs drove a marked patrol car around the campus with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .09 percent.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Devin Campbell, Special Prosecutions Unit