Georgetown Woman Arrested for DUI Involving Child

Georgetown resident, Tillisa Marie Garrett, was arrested for DUI on Saturday night at 9:48 p.m. According to a Uniform Citation, the Georgetown Police received a complaint of a "vehicle driving excessive speeds and all over the roadway".

A Georgetown officer responded and "observed the vehicle swerve and almost hit the curb". When the vehicle was pulled over the officer discovered "10 Xanax pills" while instructing the driver to perform a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST). The officer states that the suspect's speech was slurred and eyes were constricted and showed "numerous clues for DUI".

The suspects child was allegedly in the back seat but was "not buckled" in a child restraint.

The defendant is charged with DUI, Possession of a controlled substance - 1st degree, Failure to use Child restraint device, and Wanton endangerment - 2nd degree.

The defendant was released on Surety Bond pending a court date on October 23rd.