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Indianapolis Anchor Busted for DUI

This morning FTVLive told you that Dayton Weatherman Jamie Simpson was arrested by cops after crashing his vehicle. Simpson was charged with OVI in was injured in the crash.

Now word comes that Indianapolis Anchor Marc Mullins was arrested in Downtown Indianapolis early Saturday morning and charged with drunken driving.

Mullins, an anchor at WRTV, was driving a silver BMW when he was pulled over at about 2 a.m., after he made an illegal turn according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

According to the report, the officer said that he “observed a strong odor of alcoholic beverage” on Mullins and coming from his vehicle.

Mullins, 38, was given an initial field breath test and registered a blood alcohol content of .072, the report said, slightly under the level of 0.08 at which a driver in Indiana is considered to be legally drunk.

Police then transported Mullins to where a certified breath machine was located.

After several attempts, Mullins then registered a BAC of 0.113 and was arrested and initially charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

He was taken into custody by Marion County Sheriff’s deputies at the Arrestee Processing Center.

H/T Indy Star