Butch Brown Trial November 18

The Sun Herald updates us on Butch Brown, executive director of the Mississippi Department of TourismTransportation, and his Beau Rivage adventure.

Mississippi Department of Transportation Director Larry L. “Butch” Brown has pleaded not guilty to a public intoxication charge and is set to stand trial Nov. 18.

The charge stems from Brown’s arrest in July at Beau Rivage casino. Biloxi police records say Brown was “intoxicated and unconscious” at a slot machine at 5:43 a.m. Brown has maintained his innocence in the case, but didn’t return a phone call seeking comment Thursday.

Casino security placed Brown under citizen’s arrest until Biloxi police arrived. He was booked into the Harrison County jail, where he later posted a $480 bond. Brown’s disorderly conduct charge was dropped at the casino’s request. Biloxi police filed the public intoxication charge against Brown, for which he will stand trial before one of Biloxi’s two municipal judges.