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37-year-old musician Joel Bauman, of The Band Royale, told police he had “two beers” at a friend’s house prior to them finding him asleep behind the wheel of his car on West End on February 20th. After performing poorly on field sobriety tests, Bauman would blow a 0.182% BAC on the breathalyzer. He assured officers he had nothing on him she shouldn’t have as he was being taken to jail, however, once at booking officers located a small 0.2 gram baggie of what appeared to be cocaine in his wallet, resulting in an additional felony charge.
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Joel M. Bauman was booked into the Metro Nasvhille Jail on February 20th, charged with driving under the influence (DUI), and bringing contraband (drugs) into a penal institution (jail). He posted a $7,500 bond and was released to his 3034 Creekwood Drive address in Nashville.
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