A Democratic county attorney up for reelection in southern Iowa has issued an apology and has asked voters to let her continue her work after she was accused of showing up drunk at a courtroom hearing, Fox News informed.
Michelle Rivera, 42, has been charged with public intoxication, Clarke County court documents say.
A sheriff’s deputy says in a criminal complaint that he noticed Rivera “slurring her words and stumbling on her feet” on the Osceola courtroom. She was arrested after she did not want to take a breath test.
Rivera is running for re-election against Republican Adam Ramsey on Nov. 6. She made a statement in which she said she’s “taking every step necessary to get help, to fix this problem and to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.”
She gave an apology for what happened Thursday and said she hopes voters “will afford me the opportunity to continue this endeavor next term.”
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