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CENTERVILLE -- An overnight sobriety checkpoint netted five alcohol arrests, including a former Davis County sheriff's deputy who was also charged with heroin possession.
The checkpoint began just before 11 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Parrish Lane and Market Place. Random motorists were directed into a checkpoint area where officers briefly spoke with the drivers and passengers in the vehicle.
If no signs of impairment were observed, the car was allowed to leave. If alcohol or other signs of impairment were detected, additional investigation took place, according to a Centerville Police press release.
The checkpoint was relatively uneventful until 2 a.m. In the hour that followed, police arrested five people whose blood alcohol levels tested above Utah's legal limit of .08 percent. One driver's blood alcohol level was .199 percent.
Additional charges among those arrested include contributing to the delinquency of a minor, open container of alcohol in a vehicle, driving on suspension and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Former Davis County deputy Christopher Sorenson was the last driver to travel through the checkpoint and was arrested for possession of heroin, drug paraphernalia and open container, according to Centerville Police.
A previous drug arrest cost Sorenson his job as a sheriff's deputy.
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