Florida mayor says she 'did not resist' arrest over alleged probation violation from DUI case

A Florida politician who was taken into custody Monday for allegedly violating her probation — stemming from an earlier DUI lawsuit — said she "did not resist" erstwhile she surrendered to authorities.

Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann was arrested by the Collier County Sheriff's Office connected a warrant issued for an alleged probation violation.

In February, she pleaded nary contention to 1 number of DUI with a blood-alcohol contented of 0.15 oregon higher, stemming from an Aug. 28, 2024, arrest.

Her probation condemnation included a committedness not to devour intoxicant and a request that she beryllium taxable to random screenings. In a Thursday connection connected Facebook, Heitmann said she was screened connected March 26.

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Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann was arrested connected a DUI complaint connected Aug. 28, 2024. Heitmann was arrested Monday for an alleged probation usurpation stemming from her August 2024 arrest. (Naples Police Department)

"The trial returned a effect I disputed immediately," she wrote.

Two consequent screens — a urine trial and a hairsbreadth follicle investigation — returned antagonistic results, Heitmann said. She noted that she "did not hold to beryllium asked. I acted."

Upon learning that she would beryllium arrested, Heitmann said she attempted to voluntarily surrender to authorities connected April 17, based connected the earlier disputed trial result. However, she said she was told "the strategy was not yet acceptable to process my surrender."

She turned herself successful Monday aft her warrant became active.

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Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann completes a tract sobriety trial successful Naples, Fla. (Naples Police Department)

"I did not resist," Heitmann wrote. "I did not hide. I showed up — due to the fact that that is what I person ever done. I volition not shrink from this moment, and I volition not let a mendacious communicative to specify my quality oregon my grounds of service."

Court documents cited by the Naples Daily News alleged Heitmann tested affirmative for cannabinoids.

Her attorney, Derek Verderamo, argued that 2 samples collected from Heitmann tested antagonistic connected March 26 and March 30 for amerciable cannabinoids.

Heitmann was apprehended successful the 500 artifact of 16th Avenue South successful Naples. (Google Maps)

Fox News has reached retired to the metropolis authorities for comment, arsenic good arsenic Verderamo.

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Heitmann was primitively arrested successful August 2024, aft breathalyzer tests determined that she had a blood-alcohol contented of 0.155 and 0.169; the ineligible bounds successful Florida is 0.08.