What's The Deal, Denver?

Nuggets' Anthony Arrested on DUI Charge
AP
DENVER (April 14) -

NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, hours after his worst game of the season.

Police said the Denver Nuggets forward was arrested on Interstate 25. He was pulled over for weaving and failing to dim his lights. Detective Sharon Hahn said Anthony, who was alone in the car, failed a series of sobriety tests. He was ticketed and released at the scene, but Hahn did not know how he got home. Denver police don't jail DUI suspects and Anthony was no exception, Hahn said.

Anthony is due in court May 14.

Mark Warkentien, the Nuggets' vice president of basketball operations, said the team was aware of the situation but declined comment.

Anthony apologized through his attorney, Dan Recht.

"Carmelo apologizes to his fans, the Denver community, his teammates and the Nuggets organization for the distraction this is causing them," Recht said.

He said Anthony consented to a blood test, but results won't be available for about two weeks.

In the meantime, "Carmelo will try to stay focused on his family and his team," Recht said.

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Okay, does this make any sense whatsoever? Let me be sure I'm absolutely, crystal clear on this point (Denver Police, feel free to jump in here any time I stray from the truth)...

A drunk driver can be pulled over in Denver. He/she can fail the standardized field sobriety tests. He/she can also submit to a blood test. Yet, according to this article, that person can then receive a ticket - but is only a suspect? You give tickets to suspects?

And what's more, it makes sense you have a policy not to jail DUI offenders. It does not, however, reason that Detective Hahn let the offender go with no idea how he got home! He's too drunk to drive, he fails SFSTs, he gets a ticket, but then he can still get behind the wheel and haul his overly tall, overly drunken butt home? What gives, Denver?