Mount Pleasant Man Arrested after Public Intoxication

A Mount Pleasant man was arrested early Sunday after police say he was intoxicated in the roadway.

According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, at approximately 2:09 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a man stumbling in the middle of the 300 block of South White Street.

Police made contact with the individual, identified as 48-year-old Manuel Alvaro Urizar Perez. Officers reported a strong odor of alcohol, along with bloodshot, watery eyes and unsteady balance. The man admitted to drinking.

At the jail, authorities attempted to administer a breath test using a Datamaster unit, but due to technical issues, a preliminary breath test was conducted instead. The result showed a breath alcohol concentration of .263.

Urizar Perez was taken into custody following the incident. Charges are pending.