Warren County Commissioner pleads guilty to DWI charges

Warrenton, MO

Jim Logan pleaded guilty Monday to two charges of driving while intoxicated. Logan is the Warren County northern district commissioner.

He was given a suspended imposition of sentence by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Broniec and was placed on two years of supervised probation.

He also will spend 21 to 28 days in an in-patient alcohol treatment program, will attend classes in the Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP), and will appear before the Victim Impact Panel.He also paid court costs totaling $237 and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service.

Logan declined to comment following his plea.

He was arrested Aug. 9 for a DWI offense after his blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.126 percent. According to Missouri law, a driver is considered legally intoxicated at 0.08 percent. He also was arrested Oct. 27 for driving while intoxicated.

Broniec said G. John Richards, the Lincoln County prosecuting attorney, was appointed to the case because of Logan's connection to Warren County government.

Richards pointed out that a subsequent DWI conviction would be a felony, and Logan then also would be subject to sentencing for his two offenses.

"The in-patient treatment usually isn't used for a first offense," Richards said. "It was given because of the circumstances of having the two DWIs just a couple months apart and his behavior during the second DWI arrest."

Richards said that during the second arrest, Logan told officers that he could do what he wanted and wanted to continue driving. More >>

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