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Two Lima-area women and a teenager were charged with underage drinking after a 3:50 a.m. traffic stop Sunday.
Ashlynn N. Nichols, 17, of Lima, was charged with delinquency counts of underage consumption of alcohol, obstructing official business, having an open container of alcohol and violating the city curfew.
Halley J. Moore, 20, of Lima, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and furnishing alcohol to a minor and cited for having an open container of alcohol, speeding, a marked lanes violation and weaving.
Gabrielle M. Poling, 19, of Cridersville, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol.
Moore was stopped after an officer of the Bellefontaine Police Department on patrol recorded her traveling at 47 mph on north Main Street. He also observed her northbound car travel across the center dividing line. He continued to follow onto westbound U.S. Route 33 where he observed the car weaving, crossing the center line and traveling over the fog line near the median. Moore came to s sudden, jerking stop, causing the car to rock back and forth.
Field sobriety tests did not indicate she was impaired at the scene.
All three initially denied drinking alcohol, but finally admitted they did. All three also denied ownership of a whiskey bottle found in the car. Moore admitted a six-pack of alcoholic beverage was hers, but was evasive about how she obtained it.
Ashlynn tried to conceal the bottle from officers by hiding it in her coat.
Man lodged for domestic violence
William Salyer, 25, of 428 E. Columbus Ave., was charged Sunday with domestic violence.
Around 4:35 a.m., officers were called to the home and Logan Salyer said her husband had choked her and kicked her in face. He was allegedly upset after a night out and had walked home without her.
Logan Salyer arrived home at 2:30 a.m. and the suspect became belligerent, allegedly pointing a rifle at her and her mother, Brenda Hitzeman; throwing furniture at the women; and choking his wife.
Logan Salyer had visible injuries to her face and neck. Neither woman wanted to pursue charges.
Officers are required to file charges if they observe evidence of domestic violence.
Therefore, William Salyer was arrested and taken to the Logan County Jail. The reporting officer noted the victim was at the police department at 2 p.m. to bail him out.
Combative man taken to jail
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