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Julie A. Hoberty, 51, of 4000 Alpine Parkway, Lot E1, Zanesfield, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and was issued several citations following a traffic stop Saturday evening in the city of Bellefontaine.
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report she was operating a vehicle on north Madriver Street about 7 p.m. when she was observed driving through a red light at Columbus Avenue.
A traffic stop was initiated, and deputies asked Ms. Hoberty why she ran the red light. She responded that she had been texting a friend on her cell phone.
A strong odor of alcohol was detected, and she admitted to having a beer in Bellefontaine and said she was on her way home.
Field sobriety tests were administered, and she was transported to the Logan County Jail, where she refused to take a blood alcohol content test. She also was cited for texting while driving, failure to obey a traffic control device and driving under non-compliance suspension.
Boyfriend charged with domestic violence
Preston M. Bopp, 21, of 8061 N. County Road 142, Ridgeway, was charged with domestic violence following an incident at his address early Sunday morning.
Deputies responded to the residence about 1:15 a.m. on a report of a domestic dispute. When they arrived, his live-in girlfriend, Erin M. Nichols, 21, was standing outside holding a young child.
She told deputies that Mr. Bopp had asked her to leave the residence that night and had thrown her clothes outside. When she attempted to leave with her daughter, he reportedly became angry and pushed over a bed.
He also allegedly punched Ms. Nichols in the mouth and in the eye, and then grabbed her by the hair and hit her head against a wall, she said. Deputies observed swelling to her lip.
The defendant reportedly displayed signs of intoxication, and he was transported to the Logan County Jail.