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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Sturgeon Bay Man Arrested For OWI & Obstructing Officers
On February 14, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Officers were dispatched to a vehicle stuck in a snow bank. Upon arrival Officers observed a male near the vehicle. Officers asked the man to come back to the vehicle, but the man took off running. Officers caught up to the man and a brief struggle ensued. Officers were able to place handcuffs on the 22 year old Sturgeon Bay man and escorted him back to the vehicle. Officers learned from witnesses that the man in handcuffs was the driver and had admitted to crashing the vehicle. Officers administered Field Sobriety Tests (FSTS) to the Sturgeon Bay man, which the man failed. The 22 year old Sturgeon Bay man was arrested and incarcerated at the Door County Jail on Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), Resisting & Obstructing An Officer, and a Probation Hold.