A provincial court has stayed a drinking and driving charge against a Vernon, B.C., Mountie.
Const. Jody Turpin was arrested in the early hours of Dec. 19 last year after two fellow detachment members found him sitting inside his parked car and suspected he was getting ready to drive while impaired.
In court Thursday, Turpin pleaded guilty for refusing to provide a breath sample. The Crown stayed the original charge of impaired driving.
He must now pay a $1,000 fine and is prohibited from driving for one year.
The officer, who was transferred to administrative duties after his arrest, still faces an internal RCMP Code of Conduct investigation.
If found guilty, he faces a loss of pay or an outright dismissal from the force.
