Bazetta man goes to prison for 6th DUI conviction

WARREN — Brian D. Turner, 41, of state Route 305 in Bazetta, has been sentenced to four years in prison after his conviction for his sixth driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs charge.

Turner, who was convicted the most recent time for an arrest in Champion on June 3, 2010, was previously convicted in 2009, 2008, 2003, 2001 and 1998.

Turner received his sentence Monday in the courtroom of Judge Peter Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Judge Kontos also suspended Turner’s driver’s license for 10 years and approved forfeiture of Turner’s 2001 Pontiac automobile.