A Shreveport man was convicted of felony DWI Friday, November 8, 2024, in Caddo District Court.
The three-woman, three-man jury in District Judge Ramona Emanuel’s court returned a responsive charge of guilty against Roy Lee Wimberly Jr., 62, for a third-offense DWI.
On August 19, 2022, Wimberly was stopped by Shreveport police after changing lanes without using a turn signal and almost causing an accident with the SPD patrol car. Upon removing Wimberly from his car, officers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage. Wimberly admitted to drinking beer prior to driving. Officers conducted standardized field sobriety tests and determined Wimberly was under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Wimberly refused to take any chemical or breath tests. Upon arresting Wimberly and conducting a check of his criminal history, officers were able to confirm that Wimberly had three prior convictions for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Caddo Parish, with two of those convictions in May 2018 and the last conviction in September 2021.
The jury heard testimony from SPD DWI patrol officers, as well as an SPD fingerprint expert.
When Wimberly returns to court on November 14, 2024, he faces a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for at least one and up to five years.
Prosecutors were Assistant District Attorneys Fernando Grider and Senae D. Hall. Wimberly was defended by Joey Hendrix.
The case was docket No. 390873.
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