Sunday, March 21, 2010

Former teacher of the year pays fine in DUI case

BAY MINETTE -- A Mobile County teacher accused of fondling a friend's son admitted to substantial evidence against him and paid a fine in a DUI case today -- the first step toward being found guilty, prosecutors said.

Charles Milton Lewis Jr., 50, a resident of Summerdale and a Causey Middle School teacher, was arrested Jan. 4 after he crashed his car at Baldwin County 9 and 32 on the way to a school function.

Tests showed his blood/alcohol level was 0.11 officers said. The state's legal limit is 0.08.

Soon thereafter, a 9-year-old boy said Lewis touched him inappropriately last July while he spent the night at Lewis' home.