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Bluffs man allegedly drunk behind the wheel w/3-yr old in the back seat

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March 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Pottawattamie County say a Council Bluffs man was arrested on suspicion of a third drunken-driving charge after police pulled him over with his 3-year-old son in the vehicle. Police told the Daily NonPareil 39-year old Scott E. Thomas, of Council Bluffs was arrested around 6:50 p.m. Saturday following a traffic stop in the 2700 block of Avenue A, after an officer observed Thomas driving erratically in a pickup and pulled him over, according to the Council Bluffs Police Department.

Police said Thomas’ 3-year-old son was in the back seat. Thomas refused a blood-alcohol test and was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, driving while disqualified, operating a vehicle while intoxicated-third offense and a tail- and brake-light violation.