Kimber Lee Slated For October Hearing Following May Arrest For DUI And Resisting Arrest
Kimber Lee is set for a hearing.
According to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Kimber Lee (Kimberly Frankele) is set for a pre-trail hearing on October 24 stemming from an arrest on May 11 in Sebring, Florida. Lee was charged with DUI, Resisting an Office with Violence and Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer.
According to the police report, the arresting officer noticed Lee’s vehicle facing the wrong way on the road and then drove over the lane, almost colliding with a guardrail. The vehicle pulled into a parking lot, where the officer was able to identify Lee. The officer wrote, Lee had “blood shot watery eyes, and she slurred as she spoke” and that Lee kept asking why she was being pulled over and thought the officer was messing with her. It was suspected she was under the influence.
When the officer tried to place Lee in handcuffs, he wrote that “she struck in the chest to prevent me from doing so.” He then explained to her that she was now under arrest for battery on a “LEO” (Law Enforcement Officer.)
The written report states, the officer was able to place one of the restraints on Lee but when he attempted to cuff the other, she “began kicking me in the chest and in my face, busting my lip and the gums in my mouth. At one point, the subject grabbed the cell phone and after I removed it from her hands and after I removed it from her hands, again I tried to place the restraints on her, and she my left hand twice hard enough to break my skin.”
He finally got the cuffs on her and took her to the police department.
Lee gave an alcohol sample of .140 five hours after the arrest. The legal limit in Florida is .08. She failed to comply in giving a second sample.
She entered a plea of not guilty on July 7. She has waived her right for a speedy trial and filed for a public defender, stating before the court in documents that she is not currently financially able to hire her own defense attorney.
A conviction for a first-time DUI offense in the state of Florida could bring as much as six months in jail, the possible revocation of a driver’s license, 50 hours of community service and fines of up to $1,000. Resisting an Officer with Violence is considered a third degree felony in Florida. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or five years of probation, as well as a $5,000 fine. The battery of a law enforcement officer charge is also considered a third-degree felony, punishable in the State of Florida, if convicted, Lee could face a maximum of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine as well.
Lee has not wrestled since June at FSCW GalaxyCon Columbus 2023.
