The mayor of Elysian, a former Rice County deputy sheriff, is facing drunken driving charges in Le Sueur County Court after he allegedly was pulled over for traveling at excessive speeds in April.
Thomas Edward McBroom Sr., 62, was charged Monday with two gross misdemeanor counts of third-degree DWI, one misdemeanor count for careless driving and one petty misdemeanor count for speeding. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on April 16.
According to the criminal complaint, a deputy with the Le Sueur County Sheriffâs Office initiated a traffic stop at 10:35 p.m. April 16 of a single vehicle traveling eastbound on Hwy. 60 after receiving a speed reading of 97 mph in a 65 zone. The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as McBroom, and smelled a strong odor of alcohol emitting from inside the vehicle. McBroom originally told the deputy he had not consumed any alcohol that evening, but later stated he drank one beer at a retirement party in Faribault. Still lat