DWI charge filed against State Sen. Graham

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- One month after he was arrested, State Senator Chuck Graham of Columbia has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

Prosecutors lodged the charge Wednesday, and Graham's attorney filed a motion to move the case to Callaway County.

DWI is a Class B misdemeanor and punishable by up to six months in jail.

The Columbia Democrat was arrested Oct. 20 after a minor accident near his home.

Police said Graham's car rear-ended another vehicle, which then hit a third vehicle. Officers said Graham initially denied drinking alcohol and then said he'd had a "few drinks" over the last two hours and later said he'd had two beers.

Six witnesses told police they had seen Graham intoxicated.