A driver, who allegedly thought he left his vehicle in a parking spot when it was actually left running at a stop light at the intersection of North Main Street and A Street NE in Linton, was arrested on March 24 on a list of alcohol-related charges. 

Carman Dominick Harris, 31 of Jasonville, was arrested by Linton Police Department Officer JR Blazier on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a prior conviction within seven years, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more,  operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more with a prior conviction, and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. 

Blazier responded to a 2007 green Ford F-150 stopped at the intersection of State Road 54 North and A Street NE. The vehicle was unoccupied, but running and blocking traffic in the east turn lane. Linton Police Department Animal Control Officer Randy Lehman notified Blazier of the truck and again notified him while he was collecting information about the truck. This notification from Lehman regarded a male subject in a physical altercation on West Vincennes Street, just east of where Blazier was. A male subject, later identified as Harris allegedly attempted to get into a vehicle at the West Vinceness Street location and confronted another male subject. 

According to the probable cause affidavit, Blazier stopped Harris who Lehman then identified as the subject attempting to get into the vehicle. When speaking with Harris, Blazier wrote in the probable cause, he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol. 

Harris submitted to and failed a standardized field sobriety test. After taking a portable breath test, according to the probable cause, it was determined Harris’ intoxication level was more than twice the legal limit at .196. A second test returned a result of .199. 

Harris alleged he began drinking around 4:30 p.m. the previous day at a bar in Linton before going to a bar in Dugger for more drinks. He told Blazier he returned to a Linton bar where he consumed more alcohol before leaving that establishment at around 4:30 a.m. 

Harris, according to the probable cause affidavit, stated he parked his car near a Linton establishment; however, it was left in the middle of the road. Blazier confirmed the location by asking if it was where he had found it to which Harris stated yes. According to the probable cause, Blazier had driven past the intersection where Harris’ vehicle was located approximately an hour before the incident and the vehicle wasn’t there at that time. 

Harris was previously convinced of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Greene Superior Court in December 2021. 

He was transported to Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $8,000 surety with 10% allowed. He was released later the same day after posting $800. 

He is facing charges of: 

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A Misdemeanor

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a prior conviction within seven years, a Level 6 Felony

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction within seven years, a Level 6 Felony

• Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, a Class A Misdemeanor

• Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more with a prior conviction, a Level 6 Felony

• Unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, a Class B Misdemeanor