Wednesday, September 24, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN
A man who tried to get into the municipal court Veterans Treatment Court program was instead rearrested after prosecutors learned he has at least eight prior convictions of driving while under the influence.
Robert McQuillan, 56, of Southern Boulevard, was arraigned in municipal court Wednesday for a third-degree felony for his latest arrest, July 12, in Youngstown, which would be at least his ninth if he’s convicted.
This is also the second felony DUI offense McQuillan is accused of, because he has at least six DUIs in the last 20 years and because in his latest arrest July 12, he registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.232 according to court documents, almost three times the legal limit in Ohio.
City Prosecutor Dana Lantz said that she came across McQuillan’s prior convictions, which range back in his court file to 1988, when she researched his application to have his case heard in the court’s special treatment court for veterans.
Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.