A familiar face from Austin courtrooms spent part of early Wednesday in a jail cell. Former judge and longtime defense attorney Charlie Baird was arrested after Austin police say his car crashed in South Austin and he showed signs of intoxication. The 71-year-old was booked into the Travis County Jail, then released on a $3,000 bond. Officers say he refused a breath test, so investigators obtained a blood draw for lab testing.
Police: Crash, Booking and Charge
Officers pulled Baird over in South Austin after the crash and booked him into the Travis County Jail at about 12:59 a.m., according to jail records that list a driving while intoxicated charge and a $3,000 bond. He declined to provide a breath sample, and investigators obtained a blood…..