A Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy admitted to driving while intoxicated while she was off duty last December.
Amanda Rose Skelly, 26, made the admission when she pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree DWI charge in Ramsey County District Court earlier this week.
The conviction is a misdemeanor. A gross-misdemeanor drinking and driving-related charge were dismissed.
Skelly was sentenced to 10 days in jail and two years of probation after entering her plea. She also was ordered to get a chemical dependency evaluation and attend treatment if its deemed necessary.
Skelly, of Maplewood, was arrested in early December in White Bear Lake after a breath test during a traffic stop showed she had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.21, according to the criminal complaint filed against her.
Skelly was pulled over for a broken taillight on White Bear Avenue as she was leaving the parking lot of a sports bar in a Chevy Impala about 1:20 a.m., the charges said.
Skelly admitted she had been drinking after the officer who stopped her detected alcohol on her breath and noticed she was slurring her words, according to court documents.
She was placed on administrative leave after she was charged. Her current employment status was not available.
Neither her attorney, Stephen Foertsch, nor the Ramsey County sheriff’s office returned calls for comment.
Skelly was hired by the sheriff’s office as a correctional officer in June 2015, and she became a full-time deputy in March 2016.
