Flea Market Butcher Charged With Aggravated DUI, Possession of Coke: Prosecutors

A flea market butcher was charged with aggravated DUI and possession of a controlled substance after he was stopped for a traffic violation by Oak Lawn police, prosecutors said.

Police stopped Julio Sotelo-Arana, 27, around 2:24 a.m. Oct. 21, allegedly for improper lane usage.

Prosecutors said that officers detected an odor of alcohol on Sotelo-Arana’s breath and that his eyes appeared glassy. He was taken into custody after he failed field sobriety tests and blew a .168.

While at the Oak Lawn station, Sotelo-Arana was given a second Breathalyzer test where he blew a .151, according to the charges.

It is also alleged that police found a baggie with suspect coke on the backseat floor. Prosecutors said that Sotelo-Arana has never had a valid driver’s license.

The public defender told the judge that Sotelo-Arana is a butcher. The defendant said he’s a butcher at a flea market.

“I know that butchers are not out working at 2:30 a.m.,” Cook County Judge Peter Felice said.

Sotelo-Arana was given a $5,000 I-bond. He is also required to have random urine drops.

His next court hearing is on November 10 in Bridgeview.