Early one morning, a man on work release allegedly removed his GPS tracking device and left his workplace without permission. Later in the day, he was arrested for allegedly driving with a BAC of .186.

Glyndon Edward Short, 53, East Shady Meadows Drive in eastern Greene County, Bloomington mailing address, was arrested by Deputy Michael Stanley of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department last Tuesday, October 13.

Short is facing a couple of new cases, one involving alleged failure to return to the work release center, the other involving alleged operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Short was previously convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person and got a suspended sentence. In late September, his suspended sentence was revoked and he was ordered to serve 180 days on work release.

Short was then approved to go to his place of employment in Bloomington and was allowed to leave the work release center at 6 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. on workdays.

According to Field Officer Andrew Johnson of Greene County Community Corrections, one day around 9:30 a.m., an alert was received that the strap on Short’s GPS monitoring device had been tampered with and Johnson believed it had been removed. Johnson responded immediately.

Johnson reported he found the GPS device in Short’s vehicle which was parked in the driveway of Short’s residence on Shady Meadows Drive.

Since then, a criminal case was filed against Short for this alleged escape incident and Short has been charged with failure to return to lawful detention, a Level 6 felony.

In a second case filed against him, Short is accused of driving a red 2000 Dodge Ram around 5 p.m. last Tuesday, October 13, while under the influence of alcohol.

He was arrested by Deputy Stanley who reported Short staggered from his vehicle and exhibited numerous signs of intoxication. Deputy Stanley reported Short failed field sobriety tests but agreed to take a certified chemical test. The results showed Short had a blood alcohol concentration equivalent to .186.

Short was booked into jail at 6:44 p.m. with bond set at $8,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed in the OVWI case, but he’s being held without bond in the other case.

In the second case, Short is facing preliminary charges of:

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 with a prior conviction, a Level 6 felony,
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, and
Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor.