Man tracks girlfriend’s phone to jail, both charged with DWI, Arlington police say

A man who tracked his girlfriend’s phone to the Arlington Police Department was arrested on a DWI charge after showing up intoxicated at the jail, where she was being held on the same charge, police said Friday.

At about 2:45 a.m. Thursday, Arlington police pulled over Jalissa Hallcy in the 4900 block of South Cooper Street because she was driving with no headlights, said Jesse Minton, an Arlington Police Department public information officer. The Arlington woman was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

About an hour later, Hallcy’s boyfriend, Richard Phillips, used Find My iPhone to track her location and ended up in the jail parking lot next to patrol vehicles, police said.

An officer made contact about 3:45 a.m. with Phillips, who was walking toward the back door of the police station, Minton said. When the officer spoke to Phillips, he could smell an alcoholic odor and noticed Phillips’ speech was slurred.

Phillips, who is a resident of Grand Prairie, told the officer he was looking for his girlfriend.

Both Phillips and Hallcy have been released. Their bond was set at $750 each.