Randolph Man in Braintree Charged with Fifth OUI, Child Endangerment

Police say a Randolph man was drunk when he drove to a Chinese restaurant on Granite Street Sunday.

Earnest Allen, 48, was arraigned in Quincy District Court on Tuesday. He was charged with his fifth drunken-driving offense, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and child endangerment while operating under the influence of liquor.

Police were alerted to Allen after receiving a report of a possible drunk driver with a child in the vehicle. Braintree police found Allen in a Chevrolet Malibu parked in the fire lane in front of Chung’s Asian Cuisine at Granite Plaza on Granite Street.

When police approached the vehicle and asked Allen to turn down the radio, he allegedly had problems locating the volume button. According to the police report, he refused to answer standard questions or take a field sobriety test, telling police to arrest him because he’ll beat the charge.

Shortly later, the owner of the car came out of Chung’s, denying that Allen drove because he did not have a license.

Eventually taken the sobriety test, Allen was arrest after failing. While being arrested, he yelled that he was not caught driving.

Police described Allen as having slurred speech and smelling of alcohol.

Allen is due back in court for a probable cause hearing on July 1.