Zach Maurer, prosecutor: "So, as I understand it, the probation department detected a positive reading on the SCRAM bracelet that Ms. Astacio was ordered to have as part of her sentence by the court. They detected a reading that they believe is consistent with somebody who is consuming alcohol and not just alcohol coming into contact with the device."



Tuesday morning, News10NBC reporter Kaci Jones asked Judge Astacio about this when she came to work at the Hall of Justice.



Kaci Jones, reporter: "Could you explain the latest probation violation?"

Astacio: "You know I'm not going to talk to you."



Instead, Judge Astacio's legal team gave us a statement: "They can file a violation on any indication from the SCRAM device that a substance was present to set it off. The question comes down to what was that substance?"



Prosecutor Zach Maurer says Astacio told probation that her foot cream triggered a positive test. That can happen -- based on what I read about the SCRAM device -- it does not distinguish between alcohol in drinks and alcohol in lotions. It's up to technicians and probation to determine the nature of the alcohol.



Brean: "When you spoke with probation, how did they describe this positive test? They said it was consistent with what?"

Zach Maurer, prosecutor: "They told me it was consistent with alcohol consumption as opposed to some alcohol coming into contact with the device."



Tuesday afternoon, Astacio's lawyer denied the positive reading was caused by drinking alcohol.



The head of probation told us that when a defendant is given a SCRAM device they sign a document which says that there are banned substances that contain alcohol like body washes, lotions and some household cleaners. The defendants also read and sign a clause which says if you take any of those banned substances, it's a violation.

Correction: The original title of this article state Astacio has been accused of violating her probation "again". This would technically be the first violation of probation for Astacio. Other legal problems have been violations of her DWI sentence.