Former MU coach Gary Pinkel arrested, accused of DWI, MSHP report shows
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel has been accused again of driving while intoxicated.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol report shows that Pinkel, 73, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. Monday in Camden County.
The arrest report says he was brought to the Camden County jail and was released. He was accused of a single count of DWI, the report says. He was not listed on the Camden County Jail 48-hour release roster. Charges have not yet appeared on Casenet.
Pinkel previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DWI in 2011 in Boone County. He was sentenced to two years of probation and completed the sentence.
ABC 17 News has reached out to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Pinkel served as MU’s head coach from 2001-15.
Pinkel’s lawyer, Bogdan Susan, said in a statement that Pinkel will not make any statements regarding the case, but he plans on pleading not guilty.
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