Labor Day DWI crackdown nets nearly 30 arrests in north Harris County

Over Labor Day weekend, police arrested 29 people in Harry County on DWI charges. >> Click through the following gallery to see mugshots of those arrested. Over Labor Day weekend, police arrested 29 people in Harry County on DWI charges. >> Click through the following gallery to see mugshots of those arrested. Photo: Houston Chronicle Photo: Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close Labor Day DWI crackdown nets nearly 30 arrests in north Harris County 1 / 47 Back to Gallery

More than two dozen people were charged with driving while intoxicated in north Harris County over the Labor Day weekend.

Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office arrested a total of 29 drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated, with one other woman given a citation of driving while intoxicated - minor. All others were charged with either misdemeanor or felony DWI, according to a news release from the constable's office.

See the mugshots of the DWI suspects in the gallery above.

Some of the drivers were also charged with other offenses. One man, Christopher Shackelford, was accused of driving while intoxicated with an 8-year-old child in his car.

Multiple suspects were also charged with possession of controlled substance or illegal possession of a firearm.

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At least one of the suspects, Carlos Escobar, was charged with evading in a motor vehicle for allegedly fleeing from deputies as they tried to pull him over.

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"Drinking and driving is not tolerated in Precinct 4," Constable Mark Herman said in a release. "If you choose to drive drunk, you choose to go to jail."

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