Saturday evening, YCSO responded to the Country Store on Western Drive off Highway-260 regarding a man throwing beer cans out his window and yelling at passerby’s. Deputies arrived to find Christian Mattos of Cottonwood asleep at the wheel of his truck; in the back seat were two and three-year old boys. Spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn says the deputy turned off the truck and immediately checked the welfare of the children who were upset, but otherwise ok. Additional deputies arrived and when contacting Mattos it was obvious he was intoxicated. When he awoke, his speech was slurred and confused and during a field sobriety test, the results clearly indicated he was impaired. A portable breath test on site revealed a .21 BAC, well over twice the legal limit. Mattos was arrested on several charges including Aggravated DUI, and Endangerment. He has since been released pending court action. The children were turned over to their mother.
