HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Island developer and business owner Shawn Thomas Kaleta, 45, of Holmes Beach, was arrested for driving under the influence and resisting arrest on June 15.
In a 29-page police report, Holmes Beach Police Officer Andrew Adkins said that he observed a black Mercedes-Benz SUV speeding while traveling east on Manatee Avenue. While following the vehicle across the Anna Maria Island Bridge, he noticed that the driver was driving erratically, causing him to initiate a traffic stop.
In the police report, Adkins said Kaleta did not follow directions, left the SUV without being ordered to do so and failed to provide his driver’s license. Once out of the car, Adkins said that Kaleta continued to disregard directions, placing a phone call and giving the officer varying stories about whether he was on his way to visit his mother in the hospital or on his way back.
Adkins attempted a field sobriety test after detecting alcohol on Kaleta, who refused to cooperate, according to the report. When the officer informed him that he was under arrest, Kaleta pulled away and didn’t comply with orders to stop, resulting in Adkins wrestling him to the ground to complete the arrest.
While at the police station, Kaleta complained of being dehydrated and asked for water, which restarted the DUI observation period, according to the report. He then asked for medical attention. After paramedics cleared him, Kaleta requested to go to the hospital, where Adkins said he spent more than an hour in the restroom before Adkins assisted him out.
According to the report, Kaleta was released from the hospital with no medical issues, and declined to give a breath or blood sample. He was transported to the county jail where he was released the following day on $620 bond.
He is charged with DUI and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors, and is scheduled for an arraignment on Monday, July 17 at 9 a.m. at the Manatee County Courthouse in Bradenton.
