(1-9-24) Last night at 6:34 pm Van Wert County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence on Course Road in Washington Township on a report of an unknown subject sleeping in a vehicle that was running, parked in a private drive without permission.
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The subject was arrested, and charges have been filed for OVI Refusal a First-Degree Misdemeanor, Obstructing Official Business, and Resisting Arrest both Second-Degree Misdemeanors.
James R. Aldrich (54) of Lima is being held at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.