Welcome to Arrest Stories. A former NFL quarterback and current CBS analyst was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just hours after wrapping up a round of competitive golf. Heres what may have happened.
On July twenty third, forty six year old Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current lead NFL analyst for CBS, was pulled over while traveling southbound on Interstate forty three in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Romo was stopped at approximately six eighteen in the evening on a high rise bridge along southbound Interstate forty three.
Romo performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests administered at the scene. He was then taken into custody, booked, and released. The arrest report does not indicate that any blood alcohol or breathalyzer testing was conducted. Under the field assessing arresting demeanor, the report indicates Romo was cooperative.
Earlier that same day, Romo had been participating in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament at West Bend Country Club in West Bend, Wisconsin. He completed the fourth and final round of the tournament that day, finishing tied for seventy third place. He spoke with TMJ four News during the tournament, saying, quote, I am competitive in both. I am just better at football. But I think we are gaining strides.
He also told TMJ four sports director Karley Marotta, quote, for me, it is always making the viewer learn something or enjoy the telecast. Its their team. This is a huge deal. I always want them to understand, I get that.
In Wisconsin, a first offense OWI is generally a civil offense, not a criminal charge. The citation typically carries a fine ranging from one hundred fifty to three hundred dollars, plus a four hundred thirty five dollar OWI surcharge. No criminal charges had been filed as of the time of reporting. Romo was given a court date of September twenty first, though his appearance is not mandatory.
CBS Sports declined to comment on the arrest. Clarence Hill Junior, who has covered the Cowboys since nineteen ninety seven and is described as the longest tenured Cowboys beat writer in the Dallas market, called the news, quote, surprising.
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