During the Labor Day weekend, New Mexico law enforcement officers were out looking for impaired drivers. A Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy encountered one.

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WHILE INTOXICATED, AND BRIBERY. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CHARGES THIS MAN FACES. DURING THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE OUT LOOKING FOR DRUNK DRIVERS. ON THE FIRST, A BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY FOUND ONE. THE DEPUTY WAS DRIVING ON I-40 WHEN HE SAW A WHITE NISSAN WEAVING IN AND OUT OF LANES AND AT ONE POINT, VEERING OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RUNNING THE PLATES AND FINDING OUT THE REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE OF THAT CAR WERE UNDER SUSPENSION, THE DEPUTY PULLED THAT DRIVER OVER ON CENTRAL. THAT DRIVER WAS LAWRENCE JARAMILLO. THE DEPUTY SAYS HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED ALCOHOL. HE ALSO SAW AN OPEN CONTAINER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND A FIVE-YEAR-OLD IN THE BACKSEAT. THE DEPUTY ALSO NOTICED ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION ON THE DASHBOARD. JARAMILLO SAID HE HAD A REVOLV IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND A SHOTGUN BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. JARAMILLO WAS ASKED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PERFORM A FIE SOBRIETY TEST, WHICH HE PERFORMED POORLY. HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. THE DEPUTY SAYS JARAMILLO REFUSED A BREATHALYZER AND THEN TRIED TO BRIBE HIM WITH $100 AND A NEW PAINT JOB FOR HIS CAR. JARAMILLO IS NOW FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING DWI, INTOXICATED WITH A MINOR IN THE CAR, AND NEGLIGENT USE OF A DEADLY WEA

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During the Labor Day weekend, New Mexico law enforcement officers were out looking for impaired drivers. A Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy encountered one.A criminal complaint states the deputy was driving eastbound on I-40 when he saw a white Nissan pickup weaving in and out of lanes and at one point driving onto the shoulder of the highway.After running the plates and finding out the registration and insurance of that car were under suspension, the deputy pulled the driver over on Central Avenue Northwest. The driver has been identified as Lawrence Jaramillo.Documents state the deputy approached the vehicle and smelled an odor of alcohol and saw an open container of alcohol in the center console and also saw a child in the back seat. The child was identified as Jaramillo's 5-year-old daughter.The deputy said he noticed rounds of ammunition on the dashboard of Jaramillo's car. Jaramillo revealed he had a revolver in the glove compartment and a shotgun behind the driver side seat.The deputy asked Jaramillo to get out of the car and perform a field sobriety test, during which he performed poorly. He was placed under arrest.According to the deputy, Jaramillo refused a breathalyzer and then tried to bribe the officer with $100 and a new paint job for the deputies car. Jaramillo is now facing a number of charges including DWI, bribery, intoxication with a minor in the car and negligent use of a deadly weapon.This is at least the third time Jaramillo has been arrested for drunken driving. He's due back in court on this case in October.