Case dismissed against Sallee

A number of charges against former Wickenburg police officer James Christian Sallee were recently dismissed by the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office.

Sallee was charged late last year on two counts of interference with judicial proceedings, unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement, endangerment, tampering with a witness, and criminal speed in reference to an alleged pursuit in Prescott with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO).

The case was set to go to trial in two weeks when the county attorney’s office dismissed the case. Yavapai County Attorney officials would only say that the case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

The complaint filed by the county attorney’s office stated that on or about Nov. 8, 2008, Sallee willfully fled or attempted to elude a pursuing official law enforcement vehicle. It said he recklessly endangered motorists on Iron Springs and Williamson Valley roads with a substantial risk of imminent death using a dangerous instrument: a 2006 Dodge Charger.

The complaint said that Sallee drove a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 85 mph and knowingly induced a witness in an official proceeding who Sallee believed might be called as a witness, to falsely testify.

The complaint also stated that Sallee knowingly disobeyed or resisted a lawful order, process or mandate of the Maricopa County Superior court regarding his 2008 theft conviction.

The probable cause statement, written by the arresting officer at the time of arrest, stated that the vehicle he was following (allegedly Sallee’s) at one point reached speeds of 120 mph and passed no less than 25 cars. The officer wrote that these vehicles all had to take evasive action to get out of the way.

The officer said that the vehicle was abandoned in a wooded area, and when they located Sallee at his Prescott Valley residence, they heard him on the phone “making an alibi.” The officer said the tale of the evening’s events were contradictory each time the story was told. Police arrested Sallee that night on 25 counts of endangerment.

Local police officials say that it is difficult to prosecute a case when an individual who has been alleged to have committed a vehicle-related crime cannot be placed in the vehicle.

This is not the first incident Sallee has had on the wrong side of the the law. In 2005 he escaped three months time in the Maricopa County Jail after being sentenced to three years of supervised probation regarding a theft charge where Sallee pleaded guilty to stealing an unspecified amount of coins from his grandfather’s home.

At the time of sentencing, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jeannie Garcia informed Sallee that if he violated the terms of his probation that he could face up to two years in the Arizona Department of Corrections.

If the Yavapai County case went forward, prosecutors planned on using the theft case as evidence against Salle.

A DUI (driving under the influence) case against Sallee was also dismissed in 2006, regarding a late 2005 incident in Wickenburg where Sallee was in a car accident.

Sallee was a narcotics detective in Wickenburg at the time of the accident and alleged DUI.

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Nebraska 3rd Time DUI Conviction, 5 Months Probation

A 22-year-old York man has been sentenced to five years’ probation and given credit for time served for his third drunken-driving conviction.
His blood-alcohol level tested out at 0.299%, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08%.
The charge was a Class 3A felony, which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years, and three lesser charges. In a deal with prosecutors, the other three charges were dropped, and Anderson pleaded no contest to DUI.
Judge Alan Gless of York County District Court told Anderson Tuesday that this was his last chance, that the “next step is prison time.”

Drunk Driving Penalties in Nebraska
In addition to the ALR suspensions as outlined, a conviction in criminal court will result in an additional suspension of your Nebraska driving privileges following a conviction for Nebraska DUI:
* First Offense: 60 days with probation, or 6 months if you are sentenced to jail.
* Second Offense: 1 year with probation & the same if you are sentenced to jail.
* Third Offense: 1 year with probation and 15 years if you are sentenced to jail.
* Fourth Offense: 1 year with probation & 15 years if you are sentenced to jail.
Its possible that you may be allowed to drive with an ignition interlock device in stalled in your car.
Contacting a Nebraska DUI Lawyer When Arrested is of Essence
When you are arrested for DUI in Nebraska you should contact a Lawyer who specializes in Nebraska DUI defense with experience. A DUI lawyer can help you beat your DUI charge in many ways including investigate the constitutionality of the stop, the procedures used in obtaining evidence, the constitutionality of any statements you gave, and the accuracy of any tests administered.

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