CLEAR LAKE – A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Clear Lake woman Monday night.
A Cerro Gordo deputy stopped a vehicle driven by 73-year-old Karen Joyce Sears near 10th Avenue South and South Shore Drive in Clear Lake for failing to stop at a stop sign. During the course of he traffic stop, the deputy determined that Sears was intoxicated. She was also found to have a handgun. Sears was arrested on a charge of first offense operating while intoxicated and carrying a dangerous weapon. Her car was impounded and towed from the scene. She was later released, pending a court date.
