52-year-old Mija Dunham was charged with driving under the influence and open container violation after she was found parked facing north in the southbound lane of Tobacco Road and seemed to be having a mental breakdown.
On October 31st, Clarksville Police Officer Tyler Weaver responded to a call about suspicious activity on Tobacco Road. The complainant stated that a Honda Accord was sitting in the middle of the road and the woman inside seemed to be having a mental breakdown. The officer made contact with the driver, identified as Mija Dunham, who refused to comply with all verbal commands to roll down the window. The officer advised her several times that the window would be broken out if she did not open the door. Officers observed an open alcoholic beverage in the center console cup holder of the vehicle.
The driver’s side window was broken out and she was removed and detained. Mija reportedly made incoherent statements about members of her church following her and protecting her from her enemies but then later stated that the members of the church were her enemies. She advised that she drank two “cocktails in a can” and that it “didn’t take too much to get her buzzed.”
Per the report, she was unsteady on her feet, smelled of alcohol, had glassy eyes, and had slurred speech. She consented to perform standard field sobriety tasks and did poorly on all of them. During the search of the vehicle, an open container with liquid that smelled of alcohol was found. Mija consented to provide a sample of her breath which yielded results of .081.
Mija Dunham was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and open container violation. She is currently jailed in lieu of a $2,000 bond.
