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4 hours ago
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Manitowoc County man with revoked license arrested for 5th OWI, charged with THC possession
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – A Manitowoc County man with a revoked license was arrested on his 5th OWI charge after a 9 a.m. traffic stop last Friday. A release from the Wisconsin State Patrol states that during a traffic safety enforcement around 9:10 a.m. on Friday, June 13, a trooper stopped a vehicle on North Richmond Street and West Lindbergh Street in Appleton. During the traffic stop, 39-year-old Michael Chanthavong of Reedsville was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense, after the trooper noticed signs of impairment. One victim shot in the leg, Oconto County deputies investigating disturbance After an investigation that included Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Chanthavong was taken to a local hospital for an evidentiary blood draw and then transported to the Outagamie County Jail. Authorities noted that Chanthavong was also charged with possession of THC/marijuana and operating after revocation of his driver's license. No additional details were provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
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Adair County: 'Really high' driver charged in Stuart
Jun. 18—Tyler L. Carter, 33, of Adair, was taken into custody 7:13 a.m. June 11, in the 200 block of Sixth Street in Adair and charged with violating a city ordinance. According to an Adair County report, a disturbance between neighboring residents prompted two 911 calls to police. A witness statement identified Carter as the subject yelling and causing unusually loud or excessive noise. Carter was transported to the Adair County Jail where he was released from after posting $300 cash or surety bond. — — — — — Alex Guerrero, 22, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was taken into custody 6:12 a.m. June 14, in Stuart on the charges of OWI, first offense, reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance — marijuana, first offense. According to a Stuart Police report, at approximately 1:51 a.m. a 2016 Ford Mustang was observed traveling eastbound on Front Street at a high rate of speed, estimated by officers to be 60 mph in a 25 mph zone. The Mustang went through a four-way intersection without slowing down or stopping at the posted sign. Officers were able to catch up to the Mustang and lock its speed of 77 mph in a 35 mph zone on radar. A traffic stop was conducted and contact was made with the driver, identified as Guerrero, who told officers he was extremely high and handed them a THC vape from a pouch between his legs. When asked where he thought he was, Guerrero said he was still in Grand Island. Guerrero began to panic and had a hard time finding his license. He said his insurance information was on his phone, but he had thrown his phone out of the car window somewhere between Stuart and Grand Island because he was scared. A probable cause search was conducted, but no other narcotics were located. Guerrero consented to field sobriety testing but testing was halted due to Guerrero's behavior. He consented to a PBT which provided a .000 result. A Drug Recognition Expert assisted at the Stuart Police Department and determined Guerrero was impaired by THC and unable to safely operate a motor vehicle. Guerrero was transported to the Adair County Jail where he was released from after posting $2,300 cash or surety bond. — — — — — David A. Jones, 49, of Shannon City, was taken into custody 8:46 p.m. June 14, in the 2600 block of Highway 25 in Greenfield on the charge of OWI, second offense. According to an Adair County report, at approximately 7:17 p.m. a 2015 Chevrolet Sonic was observed swerving into the east shoulder of the highway and traveling 63 mph in a 55 mph zone. The plate of the vehicle was unreadable due to gravel dust covering it. A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, identified as Jones. Jones provided an ID card to deputies. While discussing his license status with him, deputies detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. When asked, Jones admitted to drinking two beers. He consented to field sobriety testing which showed clues of impairment. A PBT showed Jones to have a BrAC of above .08%. Jones was transported to the Adair County Sheriff's Office where he consented to provide a breath specimen for chemical testing. The test result indicated his BAC to be .160%. Jones was previously convicted of OWI, first offense June 1, 2021, in Clarke County. Jones was transported to the Adair County Jail where he was released from after posting $2,000 cash or surety bond.
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2 days ago
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Michigan woman going back to prison after ninth OWI
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan woman is heading back to prison after taking a plea deal for her ninth drunk driving arrest. show 56-year-old Karen Robert was sentenced to a minimum of three years and 10 months behind bars, with a maximum punishment of 7.5 years. She received credit for 155 days already served in jail. Robert was arrested on Jan. 13 by Ottawa County deputies for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. She ultimately took a plea deal, pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated in exchange for having a separate charge dropped. Robert's first alcohol-related driving offense dates back to 2002, when she was arrested in Emmet County. In between jail and prison stints, she racked up four OWI charges between 2002 and 2008, all in northern Michigan. Sign up for the News 8 daily newsletter She moved to West Michigan sometime after that and was pulled over in Ottawa County in 2012 for her fifth OWI, resulting in nearly 16 months in prison. Robert was caught again in 2014 and in 2017 and sent back to prison. Records from the show she was released on June 11, 2020, and arrested 38 days later in Muskegon for her eighth OWI charge. Robert was released from prison again last July. Judge Jon Hulsing's sentence is above the typical legal guidelines. reported the judge said Robert's long history must play a role in her sentence. 'This is the range that is appropriate for this conduct because the court views you as a clear, present and continued danger to the public,' Hulsing reportedly said. 'The court shall impose the maximum sentence under this grid in order to protect the public.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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7 days ago
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Jurors acquit Crown Point woman in fatal crash on Taft, but convict on driving drunk with child
Jurors gave a split verdict on a dozen charges Thursday night for a Crown Point woman charged with driving drunk, striking and killing a man walking back from work release. Christian 'Megan' Garza, 30, was acquitted of four felonies, essentially for driving drunk, hitting and killing Andreas Ramos, 27, of Chicago, walking after midnight on Jan. 19, 2020, in the middle of Taft Street in Merrillville. He was walking back to the Lake County Community Corrections Kimbrough Work Release Center from his McDonald's shift. However, Garza was convicted of three felonies for driving drunk with her 4-year-old daughter in the vehicle. She was also convicted of three misdemeanors for drunk driving but acquitted of two misdemeanors for OWI while endangering a person. The jury deliberated for 2.5 hours. Her sentencing is July 30. Defense lawyer Susan Severtson said Friday there was a pretrial motion of limine – something lawyers can't tell the jury – that prevented prosecutors from saying Ramos was a work release inmate. That was a proper procedure since the law says someone's criminal past shouldn't be held against them in a trial, she said. All they knew was that he was from Chicago and walking back in the street, she said. In an earlier text message, Severtson said one of their expert witnesses, namely an accident reconstructionist, made the case for the jury that it was dark, Ramos was hard to see walking in the center lane and Garza had already started to slow down to 31 to 37 mph in the turn lane when she hit him. The speed limit was 45 mph. Any driver would have had under four seconds to react, she argued. Prosecutors argued her impairment likely affected her reaction time. Deputy Prosecutors Shannon Phillips and Jacob Brandewie said earlier in the week that Garza had been drinking at her toddler niece's birthday party on Jan. 18, 2020, in St. John. When her parents left, she loaded her own daughter into a car seat and left. As she was trying to turn on 91st Avenue from Taft Street in Merrillville to avoid the light at 93rd Avenue by the Lake County Government Center, she hit Ramos. She agreed to a blood draw, which showed she was over the legal limit. Garza testified Wednesday saying she hit something that 'looked like fur' – referring to part of Ramos' jacket – but didn't get out of the red Volkswagen until her dad showed up, claiming he had to tell her she hit a man. Ramos is survived by two children, according to his obituary. He was sentenced to two years of work release in December 2019 in a robbery case. Severtson and co-counsel Roy Dominguez said a bigger issue was why some Kimbrough inmates still walk down the turn lane on Taft Street after 'decades' — a thoroughfare that's only gotten busier over time. A solution would be to add sidewalks and more street lights, they said. Lake County Community Corrections Executive Director Kellie Bittorf told the Post-Tribune Tuesday that they try to dissuade people from walking. They put a Gary bus stop in front of Kimbrough. But the stops and schedules don't always line up. If approved, they allow some inmates to drive or family members to give rides to work. They also hand out safety vests. 'Without having sidewalks on Taft, it does make it challenging,' she said. mcolias@
Chicago Tribune
7 days ago
- Chicago Tribune
Jurors acquit Crown Point woman in fatal crash on Taft, but convict on driving drunk with child
Jurors gave a split verdict on a dozen charges Thursday night for a Crown Point woman charged with driving drunk, striking and killing a man walking back from work release. Christian 'Megan' Garza, 30, was acquitted of four felonies, essentially for driving drunk, hitting and killing Andreas Ramos, 27, of Chicago, walking after midnight on Jan. 19, 2020, in the middle of Taft Street in Merrillville. He was walking back to the Lake County Community Corrections Kimbrough Work Release Center from his McDonald's shift. However, Garza was convicted of three felonies for driving drunk with her 4-year-old daughter in the vehicle. She was also convicted of three misdemeanors for drunk driving but acquitted of two misdemeanors for OWI while endangering a person. The jury deliberated for 2.5 hours. Her sentencing is July 30. Defense lawyer Susan Severtson said Friday there was a pretrial motion of limine – something lawyers can't tell the jury – that prevented prosecutors from saying Ramos was a work release inmate. That was a proper procedure since the law says someone's criminal past shouldn't be held against them in a trial, she said. All they knew was that he was from Chicago and walking back in the street, she said. In an earlier text message, Severtson said one of their expert witnesses, namely an accident reconstructionist, made the case for the jury that it was dark, Ramos was hard to see walking in the center lane and Garza had already started to slow down to 31 to 37 mph in the turn lane when she hit him. The speed limit was 45 mph. Any driver would have had under four seconds to react, she argued. Prosecutors argued her impairment likely affected her reaction time. Deputy Prosecutors Shannon Phillips and Jacob Brandewie said earlier in the week that Garza had been drinking at her toddler niece's birthday party on Jan. 18, 2020, in St. John. When her parents left, she loaded her own daughter into a car seat and left. As she was trying to turn on 91st Avenue from Taft Street in Merrillville to avoid the light at 93rd Avenue by the Lake County Government Center, she hit Ramos. She agreed to a blood draw, which showed she was over the legal limit. Garza testified Wednesday saying she hit something that 'looked like fur' – referring to part of Ramos' jacket – but didn't get out of the red Volkswagen until her dad showed up, claiming he had to tell her she hit a man. Ramos is survived by two children, according to his obituary. He was sentenced to two years of work release in December 2019 in a robbery case. Severtson and co-counsel Roy Dominguez said a bigger issue was why some Kimbrough inmates still walk down the turn lane on Taft Street after 'decades' — a thoroughfare that's only gotten busier over time. A solution would be to add sidewalks and more street lights, they said. Lake County Community Corrections Executive Director Kellie Bittorf told the Post-Tribune Tuesday that they try to dissuade people from walking. They put a Gary bus stop in front of Kimbrough. But the stops and schedules don't always line up. If approved, they allow some inmates to drive or family members to give rides to work. They also hand out safety vests. 'Without having sidewalks on Taft, it does make it challenging,' she said.
