CIA AGENT FINED $104 IN 2 DRIVING VIOLATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400280029-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: August 11, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEWS AMER10"
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AUG 111965
10'Qthbed In Annulml.es
I. CIA Agent Fined 1 O4
1n2 DHving Violations
News American Bureau
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 11-A mem-
ber of the government's Central
Intelligence Agency, who said he
was "on a CIA,.,rnission,to Anna-
polls," w,gvr)d`up the mission by
paying .a fine of $104 after being
found guilty of drunken and reck-
less driving here.
The agent, Herbert. G.? ScHoon-
maker, 43, of_Fairfax, Va., was
arrested in- the early morning
i hours of July,, Z~_by Annapolis
police officer Earl R. Creech.
In People's Court here yester-
day before Judge Bruce C. Wil-
liams, officerlies tified that he
arrested 1U,-CIA.'a n . fter he
noticed him drive from a parking
lot with his lights out, narrowly
missing a huge construction ditch
pear the road.
OFFICER CREECII said that
the erratic driver then nearly hit
a police car being driven in thecates that you are guilty s
opposite direction by city Police harged."'
officer William H. Disney.
Both officers testified that the}
chased Schoonmaker down West
St. and" descritiLd'.the fleeing car
as barely missing" a series of
parked vehicles.
Officer Creech testified 'tha
Schoonmaker at first refused to
tell them where he was employ.
ed, but finally 'conceded that he
was an employe of the CIA..
Schoonmaker told the judge that
he revealed his place of employ;
ment only after the arresting offi~
cer "had agreed to. keep it be-;
tweep us-
HE TIIEN testified that when he~
saw his employment status on the
summons, "I knew then that it
was no longer betwcca the two of!
u~.
lie added that CIA people are
supposed to answer, when asked;
about employment, that they work
for the U.S. government.
He said when he finished his'
"mission" lie went into a restau-
rant in Annapolis where he had
several drinks. ,
In finding him guilty, : Judge
the testimony offered here indl
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