Posted on 05/11/2004 11:28:46 PM PDT by ambrose
Police departments fighting over Mixon's forfeited SUV
The Associated Press - Wednesday, May 12, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS
Two suburban police departments are fighting over a sports utility vehicle forfeited by Vikings defensive end Kenny Mixon after a recent drunken driving conviction.
Under state law, Mixon's seized 2001 GMC Yukon Denali may be sold because of repeat drunken driving offenses.
South Lake Minnetonka, noting that one of its officers pulled Mixon over in November, says it should get half the proceeds from a potential sale.
But because Mixon's arrest occurred in Deephaven, police there say the SUV is theirs.
South Lake Minnetonka police have asked Hennepin District Judge David Duffy to resolve the dispute. A hearing on who should get the vehicle, which has a Kelley Blue Book value of $29,500, is expected next month.
Mixon was sentenced last month to 30 days in the county workhouse and 60 days of home monitoring after being convicted of drunken driving in March. It was Mixon's third arrest for drunken driving in 16 months.
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