South Lake Tahoe City Councilman Arrested On DUI And Drug Charges

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – South Lake Tahoe City Councilman Cody Lee Bass was arrested precocious connected DUI and cause charges.

On September 25 astatine astir 2 a.m., a CHP serviceman reported seeing the operator of a Tesla stopped on the roadworthy adjacent Twin Bridges earlier continuing eastbound connected Highway 50. There, helium was yet pulled implicit adjacent the Meyers Agricultural Station, according to a connection from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

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After pulling him over, the CHP portion identified the car’s operator arsenic Cody Lee Bass.

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According to the CHP report, Bass “showed superior signs of intoxication” and was besides successful possession of drugs resembling cocaine and methamphetamine.

Bass was arrested for these charges and his conveyance was towed aboriginal that night. He was past booked into the El Dorado County Jail.

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CBS13 interviewed Bass implicit the Memorial Day play astir tourists returning to the lake.