Man serving time for fatal DUI assigned to work at alcohol distributor
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 18 2019 7:36 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man who is serving time for a fatal drunk driving crash was assigned to work release at Bama Budweiser - an alcohol distributor in Montgomery.
Bama Budweiser is one of many businesses across Alabama that employ prisoners on work release. At this facility, the prisoners work an overnight shift loading trucks, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
One of those workers, Patrick Barnes, is serving a 20-year sentence for manslaughter. Reports state Barnes’ blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when he struck and killed a 22-year-old driver.
“I have no idea who would have thought this was okay,” said Montgomery District Attorney Daryl Bailey.
Bailey believes work release appointments like this should be off limits, calling this poor judgement on the part of the ADOC.
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