Leader Staff
A Shawano man arrested Saturday after an anonymous caller told police he was allegedly driving drunk has been charged with eighth-offense operating while intoxicated.
Jerry A. Jarvis, 48, could face 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if found guilty.
According to the criminal complaint, police were notified just before 8 p.m. that an intoxicated male had been in The Store gas station and left in a vehicle that turned onto Green Bay Street.
Jarvis got only as far as the intersection of Green Bay and Lincoln streets, where he stopped for a red light, when police spotted his vehicle and pulled him over, according to the complaint.
The complaint alleges Jarvis failed several roadside sobriety tests, and a preliminary breath test showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit.
According to court records, Jarvis has three prior drunken driving convictions in Shawano County, three in Racine County and one in Walworth County.
The most recent was in Racine County in 2006. He was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of extended supervision.
Jarvis was freed on a $1,000 signature bond after a court appearance Monday before Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr.
He is scheduled for an adjourned initial appearance Monday.