JPSO deputy pleads not guilty to drunkenly driving patrol car, choking girlfriend

A former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of choking his girlfriend after he hit a parked car with his marked patrol vehicle in August had a blood alcohol content of 0.166%, twice the legal limit, according to authorities.

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office last week formally charged Kyle Nugent, 34, with DWI, battery of a dating partner involving strangulation, hit-and-run driving, reckless operation of a vehicle and simple criminal damage to property, according to court records.

Nugent pleaded not guilty Friday…

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