Newly released body camera footage shows the arrest of a Massachusetts lawmaker on drunken driving charges.

Rep. John Lawn, the Watertown Democrat who chairs the influential Committee on Health Care Financing, was arrested for operating under the influence near the State House on July 16. The following day, he admitted to sufficient facts on the charges of drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Boston police say a man driving behind Lawn around 1 a.m. Wednesday witnessed him hit a parked pickup truck near the State House and then take off. That witness flagged down police, and Lawn was pulled over

In the body camera footage, officers can be seen asking Lawn to perform sobriety tests, including follo

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