BUI: Marlon Ly caught drinking while operating pontoon boat on Percy Priest Lake
21-year-old Marlon Ly was taken into custody for boating under the influence and reckless boating on April 23rd. Officers observed Ly driving a pontoon boat on Percy Priest Lake with two individuals on the front railing of the vessel and two others on the second level. Once officers initiated a stop, they noticed Ly had one of his passengers take the wheel. When officers pulled up to the pontoon, they saw multiple empty alcoholic beverages and spoke with Ly, who showed numerous signs of impairment. Ly admitted to consuming alcohol, so they had him put on a life jacket and step onto their vessel. He told them he switched drivers because he felt that he had too much alcohol to be driving the boat. Ly consented to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and then was detained for the incident.