Published on Friday, February 05, 2010
By SB Sun Staff Writer
CHINO HILLS - A professional motorcycle racer's legal woes went from bad to worse last weekend after he tried to bribe San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies who arrested him on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities said.
Jered Peter Thomas, a low-level Motocross racer, offered three deputies free tickets to racing events if they agreed to "let him off" or reduce his drunken-driving charge, according to a police report attached to his court file.
Rather than accept his offer, authorities added felony bribery to the list of charges filed this week against the 20-year-old Chino native.
A deputy monitoring traffic in Chino Hills at about 4:45 p.m. Sunday reportedly saw Thomas make an erratic turn in his GMC truck and hop a curb onto a front yard at Chino Hills Parkway and Rolling Ridge Drive.
Thomas backed up over some shrubs and drove away, and the deputy pulled him over, according to the police report
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