HOWELL, Mich (AP) — A state lawmaker from Michigan pleaded responsible Wednesday to drunken driving and different fees, together with one introduced after authorities say he was caught in jail with a handcuffs key taped to the underside of his foot.
State Rep. Jewell Jones, 26, pleaded responsible to 2 felony counts of resisting police and three different misdemeanors stemming from his drunken driving arrest final April in Livingston County. The Democrat from the Detroit suburb of Inkster additionally pleaded responsible to a misdemeanor escape cost over the alleged key incident.
As a part of his plea deal, prosecutors agreed to let Jones be sentenced below the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which might enable the felony fees and a misdemeanor cost associated to his drunken driving arrest to be expunged from his document after a probation interval. His sentencing is scheduled for March 17.
In response to prosecutors, Jones was so combative with paramedics and legislation enforcement after he drunkenly drove right into a ditch that police used a Taser and pepper spray on him.
On Tuesday, Jones posted apology letters on his Instagram web page to 2 state troopers who have been on the scene.
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Jones racked up further fees after authorities mentioned they discovered a handcuff key taped to the underside of his foot when he was taken to jail in September for allegedly violating his bond situations.
The day after Jones was charged for allegedly having {the handcuffs} key, he was stripped of his state Home committee assignments.
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