'I'm Drunk. You Might as Well Arrest Me'

A Sussex man is charged with his second drunken driving offense after a Brookfield police officer saw him driving without a front license plate and failing to stop at a stop sign, according to a criminal complaint.

Taimur U. Khan, 23, was charged Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia, operating while intoxicated-second offense and  operating with a  prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, he faces up to 1.5 years in jail and $3,100 in fines.

According to the complaint:

A Brookfield police officer spotted Khan driving westbound on Lisbon Road west of Pilgrim Road at 11:31 p.m. Nov. 10 without a front license plate. As the officer followed Khan, he noted that Khan’s vehicle did not stop at a stop sign.

The vehicle pulled into a driveway at a Brookfield home, but the officer knew the vehicle did not belong at the address. As the driver exited the vehicle, the officer illuminated his squad lights and told Khan to sit down. Instead, Khan laid face down with his arms at his side.

“I’m drunk,” Khan told the officer. “You might as well arrest me.”

Khan failed the beginning parts of his field sobriety test and refused to continue. A police officer located marijuana in his vehicle.

Khan, who was arrested for drunken driving on July 4 and convicted in February, had a .23 percent blood alcohol concentration.