On September 14, 2018 at 9:18 PM, Troopers out of State Police in Batavia arrested James L. Thomas Jr., 44, of Stafford, NY, for aggravated DWI, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and moving from a lane unsafely.
Troopers stopped Thomas on Batavia Stafford Townline road. after moving from a lane unsafely. While speaking to Thomas, the operator, Troopers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage. Thomas was placed under arrest after failing multiple field sobriety tests. He was transported to State Police Barracks in Batavia where he provided a breath sample of .18 BAC.
Thomas was issued traffic tickets returnable to the town of Stafford Court for September 2018.