BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A five-year fight to clear his name is now over for a Brevard County tourist from Michigan.
Jon Schoonmaker, a trauma counselor, told News 6 he and his wife went through Port St. John in January 2018, and they were looking for a SpaceX rocket that was set to be launched across the Indian River that night.
Dash camera video received from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office by Schoonmaker’s attorney shows Schoonmaker’s car swerving in his lane before he was pulled over.
The video shows the deputy completing a field sobriety test on Schoonmaker, a test the deputy says he failed.
“At this point, I have no choice but to place you under arrest for a DUI,” the policeman is heard telling him.
Schoonmaker’s test reports later proved that he was not drunk.
He filed a case against the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office saying he was falsely arrested.
