Updated: July 07, 2017
A LAWRENCEBURG MAN WAS ARRESTED ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES THURSDAY EVENING. ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO A 2ND STREET RESIDENCE IN REFERENCE TO AN UNWANTED SUBJECT. WHILE SPEAKING TO THE RESIDENT, A CAR PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND AN OFFICER ON THE SCENE ADVISED THAT THE MAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, 37 YEAR-OLD JAMES ERICH WILLIAMS, DID NOT HAVE A VALID LICENSE. WHEN ASKED FOR HIS LICENSE, WILLIAMS OPENED HIS WALLET BUT CLAIMED HE DIDN'T HAVE IT WITH HIM, EVENTHOUGH THE OFFICER COULD CLEARLY SEE IT. POLICE POINTED OUT WHERE TO FIND HIS LICENSE IN HIS WALLET. A CHECK ON THE VALIDITY OF THE LICENSE SHOWED IT TO BE SUSPENDED. OFFICERS OBSERVED WILLIAMS WAS ALSO UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET AND ASKED WHETHER HE HAD BEEN DRINKING OR TAKEN ANY DRUGS THAT DAY. HE SAID HE HAD NOT TAKEN ANY DRUGS OR DRANK ANY ALCOHOL THAT DAY BUT FAILED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. WHEN WILLIAMS EMPTIED HIS POCKETS, OFFICERS FOUND FOUR VALIUM PILLS. HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DUI, DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE FOUR DRUGS. WILLIAMS WAS BOOKED INTO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY JAIL ON $3,000 BOND AND IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT AUGUST 4TH.