Ted Vick

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In November 2011, he announced he would run in the newly created South Carolina's 7th congressional district. [9] The Blue Dog Coalition endorsed him. [10]

Arrest

Vick was arrested May 14, 2012 after a state Bureau of Protective Services officer saw him stumbling in the State House parking garage before getting into his truck and running into a traffic cone.

That case was delayed in October after a judge ruled attorneys from the state Department of Public Safety had no authority to prosecute the case. Public Safety plans to appeal the ruling.

About 11 pm on the night of May 14, 2012, Vick was arrested in Columbia, SC by the Bureau of Protective Services on the Statehouse grounds and was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), speeding, and carrying a handgun without a permit. An officer saw Vick stumbling as he walked into a parking garage located in the Statehouse grounds in Columbia. Vick got into his car and hit a cone before the officer could catch up and ask him to stop. Vick smelled of alcohol but refused to take a breathalyzer test. Columbia Police Department officials indicated that Vick had been at a local bar prior to his arrest. A 21-year-old female USC student was in the car with Vick. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

On May 16, Vick's attorney J. Todd Rutherford, who is also a state representative said that Vick had a pebble in his shoe and that is why he was walking funny. Vicks attorney went on to say that there are too many inconsistencies in the officer statement in regards to how the parking garage was laid out and to what the officer said what happened and also that the cone Vick is accused of hitting "Has a lot of black marks on it because people hit it all the time." Rutherford says that he can produce several people who can testify that Vick was perfectly sober when he left the restaurant. [16]

The charges were eventually dropped. [17]

Aftermath

Vick dropped out of the race after his arrest. [18] However his name still appeared on the June Democratic ballot. Gloria Bromell Tinubu ended up winning the nomination, but lost the November general election to Republican Tom Rice.

Personal life

Vick lives in the City of Chesterfield, South Carolina with his wife Melissa and their twin daughters Willow and Laurel.

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  7. ↑ "Democratic legislator announces run for Congress". Southcarolinaradionetwork.com. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  8. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
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Ted Martin Vick
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 3, 2005 –November 2014