This arrest was definitely a cold case. The abominable snowman was charged this week with driving under the influence in St. Helens, Oregon ― and the arresting officer was none other than Officer Santa Claus.

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The town kicked off its holiday crackdown on impaired drivers with a press release detailing Monday’s fake arrest. Dispatchers received calls of a driver swerving between lanes and sideswiping a parked vehicle, according to the statement, and the driver, Abominable T. Snowman, was charged with DUI and reckless driving.

The snow-loving Snowman had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 percent ― twice the legal limit in Oregon, according to St. Helens Police Chief Terry Moss.

“We later learned that peppermint [schnapps] was the beverage of choice,” Moss told InsideEdition.com. “Nevertheless, he was treated like anybody else who receives a DUI in St. Helens, and he was lodged into the jail.”

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Snowman pleaded guilty to the charge during his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. He didn’t comment on the charges.

Insiders said Snowman had been distraught since a study released last month suggesting that Yetis are not an as-yet undiscovered species, but are just big Asian bears.