Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo Had an Open Bottle of Alcohol in His Car when Arrested, Police Say
The citations include operating while under the influence and carry $1,568.50 in fines after body-camera footage showed Romo struggling with sobriety tests.
- On July 23, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee after a traffic stop, receiving three citations including operating while under the influence.
- A Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy pulled Romo over at the Marquette Interchange at 6 p.m. for "unsafe passing on the right, cutting across the gore," and bodycam footage captured his struggle with field sobriety tests.
- Citations against Romo include operating while under the influence and possession of an open intoxicant, with one report claiming an "open bottle of an alcoholic beverage" was located in his Jeep, totaling a $1,568 fine.
- Despite speculation regarding his $18 million-a-year contract, CBS bosses will not fire Romo following the arrest, though an unnamed source suggested he might "step back a little, short term" from his role.
- This incident marks Romo's most "humiliating episode" as a public figure, following ongoing criticism of his performance in the broadcast booth he has shared with Jim Nantz since 2017.
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Chicago Tribune
Spectrum NewsTony Romo had an open bottle of alcohol in his car when arrested, police say
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said an “open bottle of an alcoholic beverage” was discovered in the passenger’s side of Tony Romo’s Jeep.
Winnipeg Free Press
Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo had an open bottle of alcohol in his car when arrested, police say
MILWAUKEE (AP) — CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had an open container of alcohol in his vehicle when he was stopped by police last week and later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.
Body camera video of Tony Romo's sobriety test
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (KVIA) - The video from Tony Romo's arrest was released today. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy body camera shows Romo complying with a sobriety test last week. The former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was stopped by a deputy at the Marquette Interchange in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 23. Deputies stated The post Body camera video of Tony Romo’s sobriety test appeared first on KVIA.
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