Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo pleads no contest to Wisconsin OWI charge
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Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo pleads no contest to Wisconsin OWI charge

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Tony Romo's blood-alcohol level was reported at 0.15 percent, nearly double Wisconsin's legal limit, leading to a no-contest plea and penalties including fines, license suspension and an ignition interlock.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS analyst Tony Romo was arrested in Wisconsin on an operating while intoxicated charge and later entered a no-contest plea. Court documents show his blood-alcohol concentration was measured at 0.15 percent, almost twice the state’s legal limit of 0.08 percent.

As part of the plea agreement, Romo will pay $834 in fines, have his driver’s license suspended for six months, complete an alcohol assessment program and install an ignition interlock device on his vehicle for at least one year after his license is reinstated.

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