Hobson Charged With Drunken Driving, Bribery

Former Oklahoma state Senate president charged with drunken driving and attempted bribery
by Nolan Clay

NORMAN — A former state Senate president offered to pay a Noble police officer $40,000 and then $50,000 to release him after being arrested, prosecutors allege in a felony case filed Monday.

Cal Hobson — who is a candidate for Cleveland County commissioner — was arrested Sunday in Noble on a drunken driving complaint, court records show.

Hobson blew a 0.27 on a breathalyzer test of his blood alcohol concentration — more than three times the legal limit, the records show.

Hobson, 69, of Lexington, was charged Monday with two felonies — aggravated driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and attempting to bribe an officer.

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