By The Arizona Republic
Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim identified himself to a Chandler police officer as the team’s director of security when he was arrested July 4 on suspicion of DUI, according to a newly released police report.
The report obtained Tuesday morning by The Arizona Republicsaid Keim’s eyes were bloodshot, his speech slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over early July 4 just several properties down from Keim’s home in the tony Ocotillo neighborhood.
Keim told another officer that he had been “bouncing around” that night and recently left a friend’s house. He claimed to have had two beers while eating pizza about an hour or two before being stopped, according to the report.
After he was placed in handcuffs and brought to Chandler police headquarters, he said he had been drinking beer since 4 p.m. and had about two IPAs in the hour before driving home.