FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — President Barack Obama’s uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving and was being held without bail, authorities said Monday.
Onyango Obama was arrested last week in Framingham after police said he made a rolling stop through a stop sign and nearly caused an accident.
Police said that after being booked, Obama was asked whether he wanted to make a telephone call to arrange for bail.
“I think I will call the White House,” he stated, according to a police report.
Police said Obama, who’s originally from Kenya and is the half-brother of the president’s late father, pleaded not guilty Friday and was being held without bail on a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a court document, ICE said he had an earlier deportation or removal order.
A spokesman for ICE declined to comment on Obama’s immigration case, and the White House had no comment.
