A detective, currently on unpaid administrative leave with the Linton Police Department has entered into a negotiated plea agreement stemming from an operating while intoxicated arrest late last year.

According to court documents during a change of plea hearing on Thursday, Logan Elliott Hobbs has agreed to plead guilty to one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor. The agreement was reached between Hobbs, his attorney, and the deputy prosecuting attorney.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hobbs will be assessed a $35 fine plus court costs. He will serve 60 days in the Greene County Jail, with 54 days suspended and credit given for time already served. Hobbs reported to the Greene County Jail Thursday to begin serving his sentence.

Hobbs will also be placed on probation for 359 days under terms set by the Greene Superior Court, including a drug and alcohol evaluation and completion of any recommended treatment. The state is not seeking additional suspension of driving privileges in the case. A hearing for specialized driving privilege was scheduled on Feb.19, but has since been cancelled.

Hobbs has been on unpaid administrative leave from the Linton Police Department since Jan. 12. Prior to that, he was on paid administrative leave.

The charge stems from Hobbs’ arrest on Dec. 31 after Indiana State Police were contacted around 6:45 p.m. regarding an off-duty Linton police officer who appeared impaired while in the drive-thru at Taco Bell. The officer was reportedly driving a fully marked Linton Police Department vehicle.

Indiana State Police Trooper Logan McDowell responded to the police department, where Hobbs was located in the office of Police Chief Paul Clark. According to court records, the trooper detected a strong odor of alcohol and observed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and unsteady balance.

Hobbs admitted to drinking alcohol and driving, according to court documents. He agreed to perform standard field sobriety tests and failed all three, including the horizontal gaze nystagmus, walk-and-turn and one-leg stand tests. Hobbs declined a portable breath test but agreed to a chemical blood test.

A blood draw was conducted at 7:59 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital, after which Hobbs was transported to the Greene County Jail. At the jail, Hobbs later submitted to a breath test that showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.375 — more than four times the legal limit — according to court documents.

Chief Clark told investigators that Hobbs had gone through the Taco Bell drive-thru in the marked police vehicle and that a restaurant employee called 911 after Hobbs appeared disoriented. Clark said he responded to the location and found Hobbs in the drive-thru with the vehicle still running and in gear. When Hobbs exited the vehicle, it began to roll forward, according to court documents. Clark secured the vehicle and transported Hobbs to the police department.

Two Taco Bell employees provided statements to investigators, reporting that Hobbs appeared confused, disoriented and unaware of his surroundings. The employees stated they retained Hobbs’ debit card to prevent him from leaving the drive-thru.