DENVER (AP) -- Denver prosecutors will not file a gun charge against a Republican lawmaker who police suspected was intoxicated at the time she had the firearm in her car.
Denver District Attorney spokesman Lynn Kimbrough said Monday prosecutors concluded they did not have enough evidence to convict Rep. Laura Bradford, in part because no blood-alcohol test exists.
It's a crime to have a firearm while intoxicated.
Police stopped Bradford Jan. 25. They said they suspected she was driving drunk but could not detain her because of a constitutional provision aimed at protecting lawmakers during session. Bradford maintains she never asked for special treatment and police have affirmed her story.
A legislative ethics committee is reviewing the case. Bradford says she believes the committee will exonerate her.
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