The director of a committee in Nevada tasked with solving criminal justice issues including aspects of DUI arrests now faces a charge of driving under the influence herself.
Linsey LaMontagne, the director of the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which covers the area encompassing Las Vegas, was arrested by a Nevada state police highway patrol trooper last April, the investigations team at the local TV news station KLAS revealed on Monday.
The CJCC describes itself as a body of police, judges and other community leaders that wants to provide “a voice for those [affected] by the criminal justice system, to include at-risk communities, families, and victims”.
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However, KLAS reported that LaMontagne was arrested after another driver called police after spotting a swerving car swerving, including driving off the road approximately five times.
Documents obtained by 8 News Now said the trooper stopped LaMontagne, and she told him she was a county employee and “had two [shots] of Tito’s vodka while downtown” at a casino.
LaMontagne was then arrested and told the trooper he had “ruined her life”.
LaMontagne later pleaded not guilty to DUI and reckless driving charges.
“The county is aware of the criminal charges against this employee; however, there is an adjudication process that needs to be completed prior to the county taking any adverse employment action, should that occur,” a county spokesperson told KLAS.
LaMontagne’s arrest came as 277 people had died on Nevada roads in 2025 through September, mainly from impairment and speeding, according to information attributed to the state’s traffic safety office.
