2 Youngstown men arraigned on separate alcohol-related charges

March 13, 2015 at 9:55p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

One person with a high blood-alcohol content and another who has six previous alcohol-related driving offenses were arraigned in municipal court.

Melvin Tate, 48, of Youngstown, is in the Mahoning County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond after his arraignment Friday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a high blood-alcohol content, driving under suspension and two counts of possession of drugs.

Also arraigned on a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired was Jonathan Alexander, 41, of Allendale Drive. Reports said he was pulled over by Mill Creek MetroParks police at about 2:50 a.m. Wednesday at Old Furnace Hill Road and Robinson Hill Drive.

Judge Elizabeth Kobly said Alexander has six previous convictions of alcohol-related driving offenses dating back to 1993.

Read the details of the cases in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.