Oakville Man Faces Sixth Drunk Driving Charge
The man has one DWI charge carried over from 2012, and has pleaded guilty to four other alcohol-related charges.
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An Oakville man faces his sixth alcohol-related driving charge after St. Louis County Police pulled him over Saturday on Telegraph Road at Reavis Barracks Road.
St. Louis County Police said Eugene Nesser, 42, tried to run from a traffic stop, but was caught nearby. Officers said they saw signs that Nesser was intoxicated, including watery and bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, a strong odor of alcohol, and he staggered while walking or standing still.
Police said Nesser fell down at the St. Louis County precinct station, and a breathalyzer test showed he had a .115 blood-alcohol content.
Nesser was charged Sunday with DWI as a chronic offender. He also was charged Sept. 10 with DWI as a persistent offender after St. Louis County Police pulled him over March 1.
Nesser also had four previous alcohol-related convictions in St. Louis County:
- Pleaded guilty to driving with excessive blood-alcohol in October 1988
- Pleaded guilty to DWI in April 1990
- Pleaded guilty to DWI in October 1996
- Pleaded guilty to DWI in November 1996
Nesser was being held in St. Louis County jail on Tuesday. Bail was set at $50,000, cash only.
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Bill Richter
6:49 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Throw this guy in jail and leave him to rot. We don't want him on out streets.
Dee Magee
9:18 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Alcoholism is a disease not a crime. Get this guy some detox and help. Not excusing him driving drunk and luckily he hasn't had any accidents but housing him at taxpayer expense isn't going to change the path he's on. Look at causes to make permanent changes not just punishment.
Kenneth Larkin
11:35 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
putting him in jail is not an answer... our jails seem to have allowed so many substances to be filtered into the system. He will just exchange his alcohol crutch with one for other drugs. He needs to be placed into a good treatment facility and not allowed out until the treatment center feels that he has been totally dried out. The jails have neither the time,or the right personnel to take on his issues. They are so crowded that someone will let him out until he kills somebody on the roads.
Charles Freukes
12:01 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
People convicted of a violent crime cannot own a gun. Why should he be allowed to own or license a vehicle?
mike gerald
5:40 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I think he had no buisness driving at a 115 breathe level, he obviously needs tratment if hes had 3 offenses in 1 year, but in his defense I dont thin the 23 year old dwi and 96 dwi should be held against him, you dont even need to be drunk to get one. and they should only go back about 10 years, this guy will now be in prison instead of a treatment center were he needs to go. Just my Opinion.
Marten Swentsen
1:11 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Why does this man still have a driver's license, much less a car?