A 75-year-old Village of Osceola Hills at Lake Deaton man has been sentenced in connection with a drunk driving arrest in August after a night of drinking at Lake Sumter Landing.
Arthur Glenn Cook had been driving a red Kia Soul on Aug. 29 when he ran a stop sign on Old Mill Run.
During a traffic stop, it appeared Cook had been drinking, and he handed a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy his Visa card when he was asked for his driver’s license. Cook struggled through field sobriety exercises and cursed at the deputy. He later provided breath samples that registered .133 and .127 blood alcohol content. He admitted to consuming “four to five alcoholic beverages at City Fire prior to driving,” according to the arrest report. During the ride to the Sumter County Detention Center, Cook repeatedly said to the deputy, “I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
Cook entered a plea of no contest to the drunk driving charge on Nov. 16 in Sumter County Court.
He will lose his driver’s license for six months, has been placed on probation for one year and has been ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
Cook was represented by attorney Nicholas Stack.