Teh One Who Knocks
02-20-2023, 03:06 PM
Don Reid - Coldwater Daily Reporter
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BRANCH COUNTY — Three Rivers resident Jeremy Tomlinson, 41, ran out of gas Wednesday night — which resulted in his 10th arrest for drunken driving.
Just before midnight, Joann Bassage saw a car pull into her driveway on Airview Drive south of U.S. 12 just west of the 911 Dispatch Center. She called 911 and her son.
Gordon Bassage found Tomlinson passed out in the front seat of the car.
Trooper Kaitlyn Bielecki said Tomlinson was unsteady on his feet, almost unable to talk, and having a hard time answering simple questions. Troopers said “there was an overwhelming smell of alcohol.”
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement trooper Brandon Oaks said Tomlinson showed major signs of impairment. A breath test was .21 — nearly three times the legal limit. He volunteered to take a blood test at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. An open can of beer was found in the car console.
Tomlinson said he pulled into the driveway when he ran out of gas.
State records showed his driver’s license was revoked. He was paroled in November 2021 after his ninth conviction of operating under the influence from December 2019. He had served two years of an 1.5-5-year prison term. Tomlinson was 45 days away from discharge from parole when he was arrested.
Tomlinson’s eighth conviction for OUI was in February 2017, for which he was sentenced to 18 months to 10 years prison. He has served five prison terms for drunken driving state records showed.
All but one of his convictions over the past 22 years were in St. Joseph County. Bond was set at $10,000 but the Michigan Department of Correction is expected to place a hold on him for parole violation.
Preliminary court hearings are set for Feb. 23 and March 2 on what now is a 15-year felony as a habitual offender even for the additional misdemeanor offenses of driving on a revoked license and open container of alcohol.
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BRANCH COUNTY — Three Rivers resident Jeremy Tomlinson, 41, ran out of gas Wednesday night — which resulted in his 10th arrest for drunken driving.
Just before midnight, Joann Bassage saw a car pull into her driveway on Airview Drive south of U.S. 12 just west of the 911 Dispatch Center. She called 911 and her son.
Gordon Bassage found Tomlinson passed out in the front seat of the car.
Trooper Kaitlyn Bielecki said Tomlinson was unsteady on his feet, almost unable to talk, and having a hard time answering simple questions. Troopers said “there was an overwhelming smell of alcohol.”
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement trooper Brandon Oaks said Tomlinson showed major signs of impairment. A breath test was .21 — nearly three times the legal limit. He volunteered to take a blood test at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. An open can of beer was found in the car console.
Tomlinson said he pulled into the driveway when he ran out of gas.
State records showed his driver’s license was revoked. He was paroled in November 2021 after his ninth conviction of operating under the influence from December 2019. He had served two years of an 1.5-5-year prison term. Tomlinson was 45 days away from discharge from parole when he was arrested.
Tomlinson’s eighth conviction for OUI was in February 2017, for which he was sentenced to 18 months to 10 years prison. He has served five prison terms for drunken driving state records showed.
All but one of his convictions over the past 22 years were in St. Joseph County. Bond was set at $10,000 but the Michigan Department of Correction is expected to place a hold on him for parole violation.
Preliminary court hearings are set for Feb. 23 and March 2 on what now is a 15-year felony as a habitual offender even for the additional misdemeanor offenses of driving on a revoked license and open container of alcohol.