Posted 10/04/2007 11:52:00 AM by Douglas

Sherry is such an urbane liquor. But not when you serve it, Freeport style!

Michael Warner, a 58-year-old machine shop operator, died at the couple's Lake Jackson home on May 21, 2004. According to an autopsy report, Warner had been administered an enema with enough sherry to get a blood alcohol level of 0.47. That is almost six times the level that can lead to a driving while intoxicated charge.

At the time Warner was indicted, Lake Jackson police detective Robert Turner said that Michael Warner was a longtime alcoholic who sometimes used enemas to get drunk because a medical condition made it painful for him to drink.

This has been going on for a while, but it's good to see that the D.A. finally wised up and dropped the charges. If he had a history of drinking and enemas, proving she did it would be tough.

Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne said Wednesday that the grand jury originally believed there was probable cause for indictment, but prosecutors became convinced that there wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to trial.

"This was an unusual case in that there was a consent issue," Yenne said. "It is as if I were dying of lung cancer and you brought me cigarettes."

And? How is that illegal? I think we all enjoy a nice smoke after our Freeport Cocktail!

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