 At a preliminary hearing on January 27, 2014, Zinck pleaded not guilty in a Dartmouth courtroom to the charge of drunk driving.On March 27, 2015, Halifax Regional Police officer Dan Kavanaugh told provincial court that Zinck was belligerent and resistant when he was pulled over for a breathalyzer test on October 2, 2013.Kavanaugh said Zinck initially agreed to the breathalyzer but became increasingly unco-operative and began cursing and shouting, asking the police if they knew who he was.