> Jeffrey Whalen: Oglala Sioux vice president was arrested
> Thursday, February 23, 2012
> Filed Under: Opinion

> More on: ilquor, jeffrey whalen, native sun news, oglala sioux, tom
> poor beer

> The following story was written and reported by Jeffrey Whalen and
> appears in the latest issue of The Native Sun News. All content ©
> Native Sun News

> PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA –– Oglala Sioux Tribe Vice President Tom Poor
> Bear was arrested over the weekend for public intoxication.

> After a police search for old warrants came up positive, Poor Bear had
> to sit in jail with no bond. He arrived at the Pine Ridge courthouse
> in an orange-and-white inmate jumpsuit, after being transported there
> by the inmate bus.

> Poor Bear is a first-time vice president for the OST. He has served
> several terms as a council member from the Eagle Nest District,
> eventually winning the vice presidency in a landslide victory over
> Myron Pourier. There is no doubt that Tom is a darn good guy, but he
> struggles with a problem that a majority of our membership also
> struggles to keep under control: the evils of alcohol consumption.

> It’s ironic because Tom has been on more than several marches against
> the alcohol sales in Whiteclay, Neb...

> http://64.38.12.138/News/2012/004699.asp

> Police chief confirms alcohol arrest of Oglala Vice President
> Crime/Justice - Criminal Cases
> By Kristi Eaton
>   Sioux Falls, South Dakota (AP) March 2012

> The chief of police of an American Indian tribe that is suing some of
> the world’s largest beer makers for contributing to rampant alcoholism
> confirmed that the tribe’s vice president was arrested in an alcohol-
> related incident.

> The arresting officer noted in the report that Poor Bear had “the odor
> of intoxicants on his breath” and bloodshot eyes. His blood-alcohol
> content was listed at .306, nearly quadruple the legal limit for
> driving a car.

> “I think he was arrested for liquor violation and impeding an officer,
> but of course, like anything else, he’s innocent until proven guilty
> in a court of law,” Greenwald said. He said the liquor violation
> either means Poor Bear was in possession of alcohol or had been
> consuming alcohol. Both are banned on the reservation.

> http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&i...