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Deputy Facing DUI Charge

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published November 29, 2012 at 12:33 PM EST

A Franklin County Sheriff's special deputy is charged with drunken driving.Gahanna Police say 52-year-old Thomas Banks was charged after a November 18th traffic stop. Banks has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say Banks wrongfully told police he is the head of the county's DUI Task Force.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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