Police: Former senator arrested with beer can in hand
Jeff Rabon, a former state senator from Hugo, was arrested on a public drunkenness complaint late Tuesday at an Oklahoma City hotel.
Rabon smelled of booze and could barely stand up when police found him in the lobby of Sleep Inn at 5200 N Classen, according to an Oklahoma City police report. He was holding an empty Bud Light can.
Jeff Rabon
Hotel workers told police that Rabon stays there frequently and had been kicking a panel in an elevator and refusing to stay in his room.
Rabon, 47, was taken to the Oklahoma County jail. He was released Wednesday, according to jail records.
To read the police report, click here.
This is the fourth alcohol-related run-in with the law for Rabon, a Democrat who served in the state Senate from 1996 until 2008.
The former lawmaker was charged with aggravated drunk driving in 2007 after he crashed a truck into another vehicle. His blood-alcohol level at the time was twice the legal limit. His trial on that charge, a misdemeanor, is in April in Choctaw County District Court, according to court records. He has pleaded not guilty.
Rabon was convicted in 1989 of transporting an open container and in 1990 of driving under the influence.
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C’mon, this is gratuitous. Jeff is a private citizen now. Clearly he has a serious problem. I can see a snippet of an article, but do we really need to plaster his face and story on page 1 of newsok? Compassion can be a part of using your journalistic discretion.
They can just take these guys to the public inebriate alternative at Walnut and The Walnut Bridge but he must have peeved off the watch commander. These cases as usually not worth the paperwork and trouble.
I live afew miles from Hugo where Rabon is from and here alot of people drink and drive..my family was hit by a drunk driver doing 106mph in 2002 and we are still in bad shape from it..oh, she got off and still is drinking and driving….where is the justice for those innocent ones??My daughter was 4 years old then and still has problems..no big settlement either..we pay for our on-going medical bills…to live here in the same town SHE lives in and know she still drinks and drives…..it is very sad….
He should have been prosecuted in Choctaw county on a felony charge, but the local district attorney did him a public official favor. I’m not surprised that we voted him back in office twice before the term limits finally got him.
Partisan politics and personal opinions aside — He is a man (and a good one) struggling with a powerful addiction. If you find this amusing, you’re one of the fortunate few whose lives have not (yet) been touched by this tragedy. He needs prayers, not humiliation. Rest assured, he is paying dearly.
I know Jeff Rabon personally and he is a good man. Good people have been known to make mistakes, and Jeff simply made a mistake. Thankfully, he was not driving and no one was hurt. He obviously has a problem, and I don’t think it should be front page news.
BIG DEAL this guy made a mistake, he’s a former gov off and its a huge story. not to say dui isnt serious but these offenses happen quite often in the world today. let him move thru the legal system just like the rest of us. GOD BLESS