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R.I. Couple Charged With Separate DUIs Hours Apart After Overnight Stop, Police Say

Court records list upcoming hearings for both defendants.

Overview

  • Police say they stopped Kaila McGreal, 36, at 12:52 a.m. on Sept. 20 on West Main Road after lane-divider crossings and an odor of alcohol, then charged her with DUI.
  • Officers noted Matthew Wheeler, 46, was the front-seat passenger during the stop, appeared intoxicated, was given a ride home, and was told to have a sober adult pick up his wife.
  • According to police reports, Wheeler arrived at the Portsmouth Police Department at 2:43 a.m., officers determined he had driven there intoxicated, and he resisted as they took him into custody.
  • Wheeler faces charges of DUI, resisting arrest, and refusal to submit to a chemical test; local reporting also notes officers used a Taser before securing him.
  • Court records show Wheeler is scheduled for arraignment Thursday, and McGreal is due in court Friday on related traffic matters.