Crime & Safety
McDonald's Trip Leads to Felony Charges for Sussex Man
Suspect is charged with his fifth OWI after he goes through the drive-thru drunk Sunday morning.
A 50-year-old Sussex man is facing a felony drunk driving charge after he went through the McDonald’s drive-thru drunk Sunday morning.
Steven C. Stahl was charged in Monday with one count of fifth offense operating while intoxicated, one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license and one count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to nearly eight years in prison and $22,500 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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A 1:44 a.m. Sunday, Stahl went through the drive-thru at the when one of the workers noticed he smelled like whiskey and could barely keep his eyes open. The employee alerted a manager who then called police.
Stahl was pulled over a short time later on Main Street doing 40 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour speed zone.
He then failed a set of field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of 0.155, which is nearly twice the legal limit to drive in Wisconsin.
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Stahl was previously convicted of OWI in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2009. He’s currently being held in Waukesha County Jail on $5,000 cash bail.