ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO BE FILED AGAINST HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER TIMOTHY LEYENAAR, WHO WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALLEGEDLY DRIVING DRUNK.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BRANDON MYERS STOPPED LEYENAAR AROUND 5:30 PM AFTER SOMEONE CALLED THE ECC TO REPORT A RECKLESS DRIVER. LEYENAAR REPORTEDLY BLEW OVER TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT ON THE BREATH TEST AND WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING IN ADDITION TO AGGRAVATED DUI.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN CHRIS MILLER LATER CONFIRMED THAT LEYENAAR HAD HIS TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHILE ALLEGEDLY DRIVING IMPAIRED—THOUGH THAT IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE ARREST CARD.

CAPTAIN MILLER SAID LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT HE EXPECTS WANTON ENDANGERMENT CHARGES TO BE PRESSED AGAINST LEYENAAR SOMETIME EARLY IN THE WEEK FOR SUBJECTING HIS CHILDREN TO LIFE-THREATENING DANGER BY MAKING THEM PASSENGERS AS HE ALLEGEDLY DROVE IMPAIRED.

HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF GUY HOWIE SAID THURSDAY THAT LEYENAAR HAD BEEN SUSPENDED WHILE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY.
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11/20/2011/AM