Former Portage County Prosecutor turned Judge Rebecca (Becky) Doherty was captured on an officer's shoulder cam making horrible mistake after terrible mistake when pulled over for DUI (called an OVI (Operating Vehicle Impaired) in Ohio) during unsafe snowy weather conditions. The arresting officer first points out to Judge Doherty that she's "got vomit down here on [her] door."
Portage County's seat is Ravenna, Ohio - the largest town in the county, which is roughly between Cleveland and Akron. In 2014, then "Chief Prosecutor of the Republican Party" Doherty defeated her opponent handily, securing nearly 56% of the vote for Judge of the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. Doherty's stump speech heavily emphasized her stellar qualifications for the position of Judge — "I am the most qualified person for this job."
That was then and this is now - there is no doubt that Judge Doherty had been drinking on Sunday, 10 February 2019. How do we know? - even though she refuses a breathalyzer test, it doesn't much matter, because she simply, openly, and without inhibitions, tells us about her state of extreme alcohol intoxication:
I am absolutely out of my mind . . . I am so intoxicated . . .
What do YouTube media consumers have to say? Plenty:
And now she can only hope this doesn't go viral. — AFugy
Hope she is going to meet with someone she sentenced in jail. — Balu Alfred Sdk
Ever notice when cops and judges get pulled over for drunk driving they never submit to field tests and breath tests? — Bryan Swift
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. — Psalm 144:1 Maccabees
Put the judge in jail she don't need any special privileges she should be locked up just like everyone . . . — Donna Wallace
Over 10K views in a few hours but only one video posted to Youtube so far. She must be a liberal Judge. Lets check.....Well Fox News is reporting this but the rest of mainstream news seems quiet. — jorgensenmj
Reply: Fox News telling us the truth? Actually no - after all, it's Fox News, and Doherty is a Republican: https://goo.gl/cRSsX6? — soleilnu
When sober once more, the Judge is condescending, combative, dismissive, and rude — a bold demonstration of exactly what the privileged really think of "the rest of us". On February 10, 2019, Doherty was arrested by the Brimfield Police and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor. In the state of Ohio, Judge Doherty's refusal to take a breathalyzer test can result in a one year driver's license suspension.