Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 12:37:53 GMT -6
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan was arrested in Jefferson Parish early Saturday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated. State Police booked Morgan, 25, with DWI and driving with no license, according to arrest reports.
State Police Spokeswoman Trooper Melissa Matey said someone called in a report of a disabled vehicle on the Earhart Expressway in Jefferson early Saturday morning. The responding trooper arrived and found Morgan asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle, which was parked on the shoulder of the Earhart Expressway near Causeway Boulevard in Jefferson, the arrest report said. The trooper woke Morgan and had him step out of the vehicle.
But the trooper noticed Morgan seemed intoxicated, according to the report. He was swaying on his feet, smelled of alcohol and had unsteady balance and bloodshot eyes, the report said.
After Morgan performed poorly on a field sobriety test, the trooper arrested him about 6:22 a.m. and took him the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Matey said. Morgan's blood alcohol content registered 0.218 percent, more than twice the 0.08-percent legal limit, the arrest report said.
A records check revealed that Morgan did not have a valid driver's license, the report said. Morgan was booked Saturday at the Gretna jail. He was released the same day on a $1,150 bond.
Saints spokesman Greg Bensel declined to comment when asked about Morgan's arrest Tuesday. Morgan didn't respond to a request for a comment.
Morgan entered this offseason as the team's No. 3 receiver. The speedy wide receiver hauled in 10 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns in 2012 with seven of his 10 receptions gaining 30 or more yards. Morgan was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2011, but he landed on injured reserve during that preseason.
State Police Spokeswoman Trooper Melissa Matey said someone called in a report of a disabled vehicle on the Earhart Expressway in Jefferson early Saturday morning. The responding trooper arrived and found Morgan asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle, which was parked on the shoulder of the Earhart Expressway near Causeway Boulevard in Jefferson, the arrest report said. The trooper woke Morgan and had him step out of the vehicle.
But the trooper noticed Morgan seemed intoxicated, according to the report. He was swaying on his feet, smelled of alcohol and had unsteady balance and bloodshot eyes, the report said.
After Morgan performed poorly on a field sobriety test, the trooper arrested him about 6:22 a.m. and took him the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Matey said. Morgan's blood alcohol content registered 0.218 percent, more than twice the 0.08-percent legal limit, the arrest report said.
A records check revealed that Morgan did not have a valid driver's license, the report said. Morgan was booked Saturday at the Gretna jail. He was released the same day on a $1,150 bond.
Saints spokesman Greg Bensel declined to comment when asked about Morgan's arrest Tuesday. Morgan didn't respond to a request for a comment.
Morgan entered this offseason as the team's No. 3 receiver. The speedy wide receiver hauled in 10 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns in 2012 with seven of his 10 receptions gaining 30 or more yards. Morgan was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2011, but he landed on injured reserve during that preseason.
