Local News

WJZ.COM Editor's Picks

2008 Celebrity Deaths More

WJZ's Pump Watch Section Celebrity Sex Tape Scandals To Have And To Hold: Wedded Bliss Celebrities Who Went To Rehab

• May 12, 2008 4:49 pm US/Eastern
• Digg | Facebook | E-mail

  Close WindowE-mail This Page

  Prosecutor Given Probation For Drunken Driving

  Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

  ---

  • Recipient E-mail:* 
  • • Your Name:* 
    • Your E-mail:* 
  • Add a Message:
  •   Send me a copy of this e-mail.

  • Type the characters in this picture:* Click here to refresh with new letters

  ---

  The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

  Send E-mail

  | Print

Prosecutor Given Probation For Drunken Driving

Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark has been sentenced to a year of probation and a $500 fine for driving under the influence.

Prosecutors dropped a charge of possessing a loaded handgun while under the influence of alcohol, related to Ruark's arrest in February.

The judge also ordered 12 points to be placed on Ruark's driver license. He also has to surrender his gun carry permit until his probation ends.

Ocean City Police arrested Ruark after officers saw him speeding and crossing the center line. Police say his blood-alcohol content was .15, nearly twice Maryland's limit for drunken driving.

Ruark took a month's paid leave, sought alcohol treatment and returned to work part-time.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)