JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi Highway Patrol roadblock led to the arrest of a Madison County supervisor this weekend.

Police arrested District 4 Supervisor Karl Banks on charges of wreckless driving and driving with an open container.

Banks said the entire incident was a misunderstanding. He said troopers stopped him, checked his license and told him to drive on. He said when he pulled off, his tires spun in some wet grass.

Banks admitted, however, that he had a cup a of wine in the vehicle.