Woman charged with DUI — again

A woman is facing her fourth DUI charge in four years after allegedly driving drunk and resisting arrest.

A judge ordered Wednesday that Tawni N. Krigbaum, 26, be held on $30,000 bail. She is charged with driving under the influence, a felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. She is also charged with obstructing an officer and possessing an open container, both misdemeanors.

Krigbaum was previously convicted of DUIs in 2016 and 2017. She also reportedly has a pending felony DUI charge from August 2020.

Coeur d’Alene Police Officer Nick Knoll, who also arrested Krigbaum on Aug. 26 for allegedly driving under the influence, said he noticed Krigbaum’s car turning into her own driveway around 8 p.m. on Sept. 8, shortly after he started his work shift.

Knoll said the battery in his body camera died just before he stopped Krigbaum.

Court documents said Knoll stopped behind Krigbaum’s car and approached on foot without activating any emergency lights. He wrote in a report that her movements appeared slow and her eyes were bloodshot.

She allegedly told Knoll she had not been drinking and had no open containers in her car, though Knoll said he saw an open can in the center console, according to court documents.

Krigbaum said the beverage was a Moscow Mule and handed it to Knoll; he said it was three-quarters full and cold. She then reportedly told Knoll she drank one Moscow Mule, but denied drinking from the can she’d handed him. She also allegedly told Knoll she had taken medication around noon for back pain.

Knoll said he asked Krigbaum to exit her vehicle so he could make sure she was “OK to drive” and performed a standardized field sobriety test.

When Knoll told Krigbaum she was under arrest for driving under the influence and grabbed her hands, she allegedly pulled away from him. Knoll said he held her right hand, while another officer grabbed her left arm.

“I told her she would be taken to the ground if she didn’t stop resisting,” Knoll said in a police report.

Knoll said he then placed his leg in front of Krigbaum’s and tripped her so that she fell onto the ground on her stomach. Krigbaum allegedly continued to attempt to pull her arms away before she was restrained in handcuffs.

Krigbaum provided breath samples of .160 and .156, according to court documents. In Idaho, drivers with a blood alcohol level of .08 or more are considered legally impaired.

Knoll reportedly poured out the open can of Moscow Mule and photographed it.

Knoll also said the mic pack for his in-car camera was replaced earlier that day and was still charging during the stop, so audio was not available.