Police made a disturbing discovery after pulling over a guy for a suspected DWI.
In 2022, officers in New Mexico spotted a truck swerving in the road in the early hours of the morning, so pulled over the driver for questioning.
Jeremy Guthrie was the man behind the wheel and while he was drunk, police found something much more worrying in his vehicle.
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A video of police bodycam sees Guthrie looking nervous when questioned by police after they spotted he had six kids in the car with him.
When asked how he knew them, Guthrie said they were his 'friends'.
He tried to claim that the girl in the passenger seat next to him was 18, but the police didn't believe him.
The officers then asked Guthrie to exit his vehicle, and he stepped out with his trousers unbuttoned.
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While he denied that he was drunk, police went on to find several bottles of booze in his vehicle.
The kids in his car went on to be picked up by their parents.
See the video footage here:
Speaking about the state he was in when he was pulled over by police, Trooper Alexander Apodaca penned in a report: "On July 25, 2022, at 12:54 AM, I, Trooper Alexander Apodaca, assisted Sgt LaFave with a traffic stop located on the I25 Northbound Offramp to Comanche Road. Sgt LaFave indicated he stopped the vehicle for failure to maintain lanes and failure to signal.
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"We approached the vehicle that was occupied by the driver, as well as 6 minors over the age of 13 and under 18. Sgt LaFave instructed the male to exit the vehicle where I identified him as Mr Jeremy Guthrie.
"Mr. Guthrie stood in the front of Sgt Lafave's patrol vehicle. Sgt Lafave started to speak with Mr. Guthrie. While Mr. Guthrie spoke, we could smell a strong odor of intoxicating alcoholic beverage emiting from his breath. Mr. Guthrie had slurred speech which sounded as if he was having trouble annunciating his words.
"Upon closer observation, I observed Mr. Guthrie's eyes to be bloodshot and watery."
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Guthrie went on to arrested for a DWI, and was later charged with a six counts of abuse of child, aggravated DWI, refusal to submit to a test, open container, failure to signal and failure to maintain lanes.
The case took an even darker turn afterwards after Guthrie was hit with additional charges for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl and her twin sister.
Reportedly he got one of the teenagers pregnant after meeting them both via social media.
The twins were two of the six children that were in his vehicle when he was pulled over by police.
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As of December 2023, Guthrie had two different ongoing cases.
In one he was facing 16 charges including nine counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, while the other was for six counts of child abuse and a DWI charge, KRQE News reported at the time.
Guthrie is yet to stand trial for his charges. It's unclear when he's next due in court.
Niamh Shackleton