Three lodged for underage drinking

Grand Traverse Band Tribal Police arrested three Peshawbestown men who were discovered to have been consuming alcohol.  Tribal Police discovered some intoxicated subjects in the woods near McKeese Road on GTB tribal land at 12:53 am Sunday.  The three men, ages 18 and 19, were all taken into custody for being Minors in Possession of Intoxicants.  One of the 19 year-olds was also charged with Possession of Marihuana and Resisting Arrest.

Leelanau County Sheriff's Office deputies cited an 18 year-old Suttons Bay man for MIP as well.  The man had left the bonfire in Peshawbestown before Tribal police arrived and was discovered walking on Stallman Road near N. West Bay Shore Drive at 2:38 am.  He was cited but not taken into custody.

All the Tribal arrests bonded out after their blood alcohol levels dissipated pending future court proceedings.

2 car crash results in drunk driving arrest

A crash was reported on S. Cedar Road near Popa Road in Solon Township at 9:04 pm Sunday.  A 23 year-old Kingsley man told Sheriff's deputies that he was northbound on a right curve portion of S. Cedar Road.  On oncoming vehicle was completely in his lane which forced him to drive onto the shoulder to try and avoid a collision.  The vehicle still hit him on the northbound shoulder of the road and caused his minivan to roll over.  He sustained a cut to the head but denied treatment.

The southbound driver was interviewed and showed signs of intoxication.  The 31 year-old Maple City man claimed the minivan was in his lane but evidence at the scene proved otherwise.  He failed field sobriety tasks and was then arrested for Operating While Intoxicated with a High BAC >.17%.  The suspect had a Datamaster blood alcohol test result of .17%.

Saturday May 4, 2013

Speeder ticketed for driving suspended

A 29 year-old Cedar woman was cited for driving with a suspended license after she was stopped for speeding.  The stop occurred on S. West Bay Shore Drive near Cherry Bend Road in Elmwood Township at 3:05 am Saturday.  The driver had not been drinking but admitted that she knew her license was suspended.  Her vehicle was towed from the scene and she was released after being cited and given a court date.  A verbal warning was given for the exceeding the posted speed limit.

Friday May 3, 2013

 

Northport man injured in single car crash

A 66 year-old Leelanau Township man was slightly injured when his vehicle left N. West Bay Shore Drive and struck a sign.  The crash happened near E. Craker Road at 3:36 pm Friday.  Howard F. Charter told Leelanau County deputies that he was feeling ill before the crash and thinks he may have passed out.  His vehicle was southbound when it crossed the centerline and left the east side of the roadway, striking the Northport Retreat sign.  Charter was transported to Munson Medical Center for evaluation by Northport Rescue.  No citation was issued for the crash.

District Court sends three defendants to jail

Court proceedings Friday resulted in the following defendants being jailed;

• Kian M. Culloty, 26 of Traverse City.  Sentenced to 10 days in jail for Driving While Suspended, 2nd offense.  He was arrested on April 10, 2013 on W. Traverse Highway near Maple City Road in Kasson Township.
• Benjamin J. Bronson, 23 of Suttons Bay.  He was jailed for failing a urine screen after entering a guilty plea Friday.  He will be sentenced for Domestic Violence and Use of Marihuana on May 31.
• Cecilia A. Aguayo, 23, Suttons Bay, was sentenced to 90 days in jail after violating probation on Operating While Intoxicated charges.  She was arrested after crashing her vehicle on N. Jacobson Road near N. West Bay Shore Drive on December 1, 2012 at 4:35 am.

Circuit Court probationer jailed for failing to appear

David J. Ruth, 36 of Traverse City was arrested in Grand Traverse County Friday on a Leelanau County Circuit Court bench warrant.  Ruth failed to appear at a show cause hearing as directed to answer why he had not paid $2,198 in court ordered restitution.

He pleaded guilty to Using the Internet to Commit a Crime after being arrested in August 2011.  Ruth told Sheriff's deputies that he made a deal to beat up the boyfriend of a friend's ex-wife for $1200.  The potential victim told police that his girlfriend had learned that her ex-husband had hired someone to beat him up.  The woman showed her boyfriend Facebook pages where the conversation took place between her ex-husband and Ruth.  There were photos along with the chat between the two men.

When the victim saw a man approaching his business, he recognized him as the man on Facebook who was hired to beat him up.  The victim confronted the would-be assailant about the matter and Ruth turned and left.  The victim called 911 and Leelanau County deputies interviewed Ruth and the victim.

Ruth was originally charged with Assault to do Great Bodily Harm less than Murder and Conspiracy.  He pleaded guilty to the Internet crime in exchange for the original charges being dismissed.  He was sentenced to six months in the County jail on the 2 year Felony charge.

He remains held on $2,198 bond pending a Circuit Court hearing if no bond is posted.