US EditionIndiana Sen. Mike Bohacek Accepts Plea Deal in DUI Case
Senator Bohacek faces fines, a 20-day license suspension, and 365 days of probation after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.28%.
- Indiana State Senator Mike Bohacek admitted guilt on Wednesday to a misdemeanor DWI offense stemming from a January case in LaPorte County, Indiana.
- The plea came after Bohacek was arrested on January 24 in Michigan City following a report from a bystander who saw him drinking from an open container and stumbling near a Panda Express location.
- Bohacek acknowledged driving with a blood alcohol content of.283, which is nearly three times Indiana’s legal limit of.08, while prosecutors dropped two additional charges against him.
- The judge imposed a fully suspended 365-day jail sentence, a 20-day license suspension, 365 days of informal probation, and ordered Bohacek to pay hundreds in fines and complete substance abuse evaluation and therapy.
- This plea agreement closed the case, allowing Bohacek, who has served since 2016 representing parts of LaPorte, St. Joseph, and Starke counties, to avoid jail time but remain under court supervision.
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La PORTE COUNTY — Indiana Sen. Mike Bohacek pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge under a plea agreement approved Wednesday by a La Porte County judge.
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106.7 WTLCIndiana Sen. Mike Bohacek Agrees to Plea Deal for January DUI
Sen. Mike Bohacek (Indiana State Senate) LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana Sen. Mike Bohacek has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge for an incident from January in LaPorte County. A plea agreement was approved on Wednesday by a LaPorte County judge. Bohacek admitted to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor. Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, was arrested on OWI charges on Jan…
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WFFT FOX 55 Fort WayneIndiana Sen. Mike Bohacek pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge under a plea agreement approved by a judge.
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