St. Johns County woman accused of child neglect, DUI

Deputies say 2-year-old boy wasn't properly restrained in car seat

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Lacie Schuman

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – St. Johns County deputies arrested 32-year-old Lacie Schuman early Monday and charged her with DUI, driving with a suspended license and child neglect.

According to the report, deputies got a call just after 2 a.m. about a reckless driver on Cypress Links Boulevard in Elkton. The report says a deputy spotted a car leaving the road and driving onto the shoulder three separate times. The deputy stopped the vehicle and reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol from the car and the driver.

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Schuman reportedly told the deputy she did not have a license and that it was suspended.  The deputy also reported a 2-year-old boy was not properly restrained in a car seat, that Schuman was slurring her speech and became extremely loud.  The report says Schuman refused a field sobriety test and breath sample.  It also says that she told them "she knows the game."


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