Richland businessman accused of DUI wreck gets annoyed with math question

A 29-year-old Richland business owner was allegedly driving drunk when he ran a stop sign, crashed and injured another driver.

Jamyn A. Carter allegedly had a blood-alcohol level of 0.22%, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08%, when he drove through a stop sign on Nov. 5, colliding with a car on McMurray Street, court documents said.

A $20,000 warrant was issued for Carter after charges for vehicular assault were filed, court documents said. He posted a $5,000 bond and was released from the Benton County jail.

The crash happened about 11:17 p.m., when Carter’s pickup without its headlights on pulled in front of a sedan. The sedan’s driver told police that he couldn’t swerve out of the way, and he hit the side.

The crash left the other driver with a broken wrist, court documents said.

The truck paused and moved slightly before Carter allegedly got out of his pickup and started yelling that he didn’t have the stop sign, despite the obvious sign on Mahan Avenue, court documents said.

When he heard sirens, Carter allegedly tried to get into his truck, but a neighbor stopped him, court documents said.

An officer found an open wine bottle in a brown paper bag next to his truck. When he asked about it, Carter allegedly said it came from a wine social that he attended earlier, and the bottle should be inside his truck, court documents said.

Carter, who owns the Richland Mister Mattress store at the Uptown Shopping Center, also told investigators that he was heading out to drink after spending some time at home.

Police said Carter was having trouble following conversations, and his speech was slurred.

“While medics were talking to Jamyn, they asked him .... how much six quarters make. Jamyn appeared to get annoyed and could not answer the question and instead said, ‘Why don’t you ask me what four quarters is? This is America,’” Officer Jared Kirk wrote in an affidavit for a 72-hour hold.

Carter also allegedly couldn’t provide his insurance. He told the officer he needed to pull it up on his phone, but when the officer checked on him, he wasn’t doing anything.

While he initially refused to do the field sobriety tests, Carter changed his mind when he was being arrested. He provided a breath sample, which came out to 0.223%, said court documents.

This story was originally published November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM.