Few details were released right after an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was arrested over Labor Day weekend then placed on administrative leave. This week more information became available – he’s facing two misdemeanor counts for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.   

Michael Sean Stanley, 27, was arrested by Indiana State Police Master Trooper Eric Nash on Saturday, September 4. Although the jail record and a report on the incident lists Stanley with a home address in Linton, court records currently show Stanley with a a home address in Bloomfield. Stanley serves as a deputy with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.

GreeneStreets first reported on the arrest on Tuesday, September 7, but few additional details were available at that time. This week a criminal case was filed against Stanley in Greene Superior Court and more details about the circumstances became available.

Early Saturday, September 4, Greene County Dispatch got a call about a man who was passed out in vomit on the road beside his truck in the Marco area. The driver’s door was open and the truck was running. There were two witnesses, both from the Marco/Lyons area.

Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Davis Aerne was dispatched, along with other deputies, to investigate but Sheriff Mike Hasler later said as soon as they realized it involved Stanley, the investigation was handed over to the Indiana State Police.

Trooper Nash was dispatched at 7:56 a.m. and on the way to the scene, got a call from Deputy Aerne explaining the subject was a deputy. When he arrived, there were two GCSD patrol vehicles with their lights on near a railroad track along with Stanley and his truck, a maroon 2010 GMC Canyon.

Trooper Nash asked Stanley to move to a flat area to give standard field sobriety tests. He reported Stanley was swaying and failed the tests, then agreed to take a certified chemical test.

Stanley was handcuffed, patted down and transported to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department where he got another chance at standard field sobriety testing. Trooper Nash reported he passed some at that time though Stanley was still swaying.

Trooper Nash reported Stanley tested at .122 on the chemical breath test. The legal limit is .08.

Stanley was booked into the Greene County Jail at 9:18 a.m. with bond set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $400 and was released the same day.

The following Tuesday, September 7, Sheriff Mike Hasler confirmed that Deputy Stanley had been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the results of the investigation This action is standard procedure.

When the criminal case was filed on Monday, the prosecutor’s office asked that a special prosecutor be appointed to handle the case. That motion was approved and Special Prosecutor Stanley M. Levco of Evansville has been appointed.

Stanley retained an attorney to represent him and earlier today, Wednesday, September 15, Defense Attorney Samuel Shapiro of Bloomington filed his appearance for the defense.

An initial hearing was scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday, September 16, but earlier today the defense filed a motion to waive the initial hearing.

Stanley has been charged with:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, and

• Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 but less than .15, a Class C misdemeanor.