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WATCH: Palm Bay Police Release Video of Councilman Arrested for DUI, Cocaine Possession Charges

By  //  February 22, 2023

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Filiberto resigned a day after Palm Bay city leaders called for his suspension

ABOVE VIDEO: Palm Bay Police released video of Peter Filiberto being arrested, a Palm Bay councilman, who was arrested on several charges including possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, DUI, and operating a motorcycle without a license.

BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Palm Bay Police released video of Peter Filiberto being arrested, a Palm Bay councilman, who was arrested on several charges including possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, DUI, and operating a motorcycle without a license.

The 28-minute-long video shows Filiberto refusing to perform field sobriety tests and using a breathalyzer.

Palm Bay police officers arrested Filiberto, 34, on February 11 at about 9 p.m. and charged him with DUI and possessing 10.6 grams of cocaine in his shoe, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Filiberto, who was elected to the city council last November, was also charged with reckless driving, no motorcycle endorsement, refusing a field sobriety test, and driving while license suspended/revoked with knowledge.

According to the probable cause affidavit, an officer did a traffic stop on Filiberto after observing him riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed near Huckleberry Street and Lipscomb Streets. Filiberto attempted to make a U-turn to elude the officer and fell over.

The probable cause affidavit said an officer pulled up and noticed the smell of alcohol on Filiberto’s breath and took him into custody and he then refused the field sobriety test.

Filiberto was taken to Palm Bay Hospital for medical clearance and later booked into the Brevard County Jail and then released on bond.

The councilman resigned a day after Palm Bay city leaders called for his suspension by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Palm Bay Police released video of Peter Filiberto being arrested, a Palm Bay councilman, who was arrested on several charges including possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, DUI, and operating a motorcycle without a license.