A retired state trooper who Delaware's laws that govern heads Delaware's Division of who can supply, sell or Alcohol and Tobacco transport alcohol, as well as Enforcement faces a drunken- laws that restrict youths driving charge and possible from using alcohol or tobacco. disciplinary action after She oversees agents that being arrested in her state- routinely conduct undercover owned car early Thursday investigations at bars and north of Lewes. liquor stores. Siobhan G. Sullivan, 46, who (2 of 2) lives near Rehoboth Beach, State police would not also was cited with speeding discuss its arrest of a when state troopers pulled former colleague. Sgt. Walter her over at about 2:30 a.m. Newton referred questions to on Del. 1 near Minos Conaway Schirillo's office, which Road, court records show. also oversees state police. Sullivan, who was Gov. Ruth Court papers, in the form of Ann Minner's security chief a Uniform Traffic Complaint before taking the new post in and summons, provide only November 2008, is the sixth bare-bones details. They said high-ranking state official -- a trooper using radar clocked including three criminal Sullivan's state-owned 2007 prosecutors -- charged with black Dodge Durango going 71 drunken driving in the last mph in a 55-mph zone. The 26 months. On Sunday, state papers said she was charged Rep. Brad Bennett was with speeding and driving arrested in Lewes with a under the influence of blood-alcohol level of 0.155, alcohol, but provided no nearly twice the legal limit other details about the of 0.08. arrest. She was ordered to Sulllivan's blood-alcohol appear in Justice of the level was not listed in court Peace Court in Georgetown on papers, and officials would Oct. 22 -- the same day not reveal whether she Bennett is scheduled to declined to take a breath appear. test, or if she did consent, Schirillo said he was alerted what her reading showed. about 3 a.m., after Sullivan Calls to Sullivan were not called a member of his staff. returned Thursday. "In 2009, law enforcement in Lewis D. Schirillo, secretary this state made over 6,000 of the Department of Safety arrests for DUI," he said. and Homeland Security, which "This case will not be oversees Sullivan's division, handled any differently than said she has been placed on those other 6,000 on the paid administrative leave and criminal side. It will follow could face penalties up to the normal course." and including firing. Bennett, a first-term "The rules that govern the legislator seeking re- misuse of a state vehicle election, was arrested at call for sanctions up to and about 2:30 a.m. Sunday by including dismissal," Lewes police who pulled him Schirillo said. over for a traffic violation. Brian Selander, spokesman for Lewes police chief Jeffrey Gov. Jack Markell, said: Horvath said Bennett told the "This is a serious issue and officer he was on the road the governor is confident the because he had just had an secretary will review this argument with a woman at her matter appropriately." home. The officer contacted A first drunken-driving the woman and determined offense can lead to the loss there was "no crime" involved. of a license for up to a year, Besides Bennett, four deputy and prison time of up to 180 attorneys general have days, but most first recently faced DUI charges. offenders get their license Prosecutors Donald Roberts back in six months and are and Victoria R. Witherell sentenced to probation. pleaded guilty in Delaware, Sullivan's salary is $78,900, and prosecutor Steven Wood according to state payroll took a first- offenders records, and she also program in Pennsylvania. receives an unspecified state Civil Division attorney pension from her 21 years as Jennifer D. Oliva was a trooper. She directs the acquitted in her DUI case. agency that enforces
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