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"Parking in a designated handicap spot would mean most non-handicapped drivers would only a ticket, but Williston police say a taxi driver who admitted to parking in one could be facing a far greater punishment.\u00A0Using the WPTZ app? Tap here to watch the video online.\u00A0\"He could be facing up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine,\" said Sgt. Bart Chamberlain. \"(Which is) much more severe than the $277 ticket.\"Benway's cab driver Michael Edwards is charged with perjury after Chamberlain said he lied in court under oath about what he was doing in a handicap space back in February.\u00A0Chamberlain said he spotted the taxi with no handicap permit parked outside of the Walmart in Williston.\u00A0A few minutes later, the officer said, Edwards drove off and Chamberlain pulled him over to give him a ticket.\u00A0\"At the time, he advised me that he was in a hurry and took the closest spot,\" he said.\u00A0Edwards then decided to challenge the ticket in court two months later. That's when Chamberlain said the story changed.\u00A0An audio recording of the traffic court hearing revealed that Edwards told the judge he parked in the space because he was helping an old man with a cane into the store. The ticket was dropped.\u00A0Chamberlain said he was skeptical and checked Walmart's parking lot surveillance footage from that night, which shows the cab pulling into the spot and Edwards walking into the store alone.\u00A0Edwards was arrested for lying under oath.\u00A0His employer, Benway's Transportation, declined to comment on the situation.\u00A0The driver is due back in court in May.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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