KUSA — A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was convicted of his eighth DUI, according to a news release from the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.
John Thompson was found guilty of three DUI-related offenses and turning without a signal on June 28. District Attorney Pete Weir said in a news release that Thompson was convicted of his first DUI 24 years ago, and in the years since, has been sentenced to probation and suspended jail terms for his litany of legal charges, but to no avail.
When Thompson was arrested for his most recent case on Oct. 23, 2017, the DA’s office said he was already on bond for a DUI in another county.
That day, prosecutors said Thompson was drinking at a bar in Golden when he was asked to leave because he was too drunk. While he told the bartender he was walking home, Thompson was later spotted getting into a car, driving away, and running a red light.
This prompted the bartender to dial 311 and report a drink driver. Golden police found and followed Thompson, and pulled him over after he turned left without his blinker.
Thompson’s driver’s license was only valid with an interlock device – and there wasn’t one in his car, prosecutors said.
