© 2024 MICHIGAN PUBLIC
91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit 104.1 Grand Rapids 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Flint city councilman jailed on drunken driving, drug charges

Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio
Flint 1st ward city councilman Eric Mays listens during a recent council meeting

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A Flint city councilman is being held in the city lockup on suspicion of drunken driving and drug possession.

Police Chief James Tolbert tells The Flint Journal that Eric Bradford Mays was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and possession of marijuana.

Mays was arrested about 2:50 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 475 by police investigating a traffic accident. Police say Mays was trying to change a flat when officers arrived.

The Associated Press left a voicemail Saturday at a number listed under Mays' name.

The 55-year-old Mays was elected in November.

He served a year of probation after pleading guilty in 1987 to felonious assault. In that case, Mays has said a man had been threatening his life before Mays threatened him with a gun.

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
Related Content