An habitual traffic offender wanted in another county was arrested in Greene County last week. In Parke County, the driver is wanted on two counts of causing serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.

Randal Lee Wines, 24, Sandborn, was in court last Thursday after being arrested by Officer Adam King of the Linton Police Department on Sunday, September 20.

Wines was the driver of a dark green 1997 Ford Explorer that was stopped by Officer King around 9:34 p.m. that Sunday for a broken passenger side taillight.

Wines told the officer his license was suspended and when Officer King checked records, found that Wines was a habitual traffic violator and he won’t be eligible for a driver’s license until September 1, 2030.

In addition, the records check revealed Wines had an active warrant out for his arrest. Wines was wanted in Parke County on preliminary charges of two counts of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body causing serious bodily injury. Both counts are Level 4 felonies.

Wines was taken into custody and booked into the Greene County Jail at 10:28 p.m. His bond in the new Greene County case was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed but he was being held on the Parke County warrant.

In the Parke County case, his bond is set at $35,000 cash only with no ten percent cash allowed.

In addition, Wines has another case pending against him in Greene County involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a BAC over .15. A negotiated plea agreement was in the works and a change of plea hearing had been scheduled. After his latest arrest, the change of plea hearing was vacated and the case is still pending. (Find a story on the earlier incident by clicking the tag “Randal Wines” below this story.)

During the hearing in the new case last Thursday, the court found Wines did not qualify for a public defender and he was charged with operating a vehicle while being a habitual traffic offender, a Level 6 felony.