( TO : RAIHA I didn't get an actual opportunity to attend a court hearing so I found out about a high ranked councilman online that got caught for a DUI and instead, wrote an article about how he was going to court. For the sake of extending the articles length I added some false details and used some reporting techniques that i found in other court hearing articles as reference. Because I was falsefying some information about this councilman, I also changed their respective names. I basically just used the situation as reference for this essentially made up story. I tried to find court hearing transcripts online but it was simply impossible to find a reliable or legible transcript. If this wont suffice as a replacement for the court hearing article please feel free to let me know. )
Local Town Councilman George Hartlin's misdemeanor DUI charge will be making its way through District Court this upcoming Wednesday. Hartlin's attorney Mack Landers will defend George, according to the towns web site. Hartlin's Attorney Frank Bartone stated on Wednesday that the judge would appoint a special prosecutor in the case for him. According to sources, this is typically only done in cases involving elected officials to try and avoid a conflict of interest. Thursday's’s scheduled hearing is expected to be continued and George told People Magazine that he would not be in court. He declined to comment any further. George, 52, faces a DUI second offense charge after being arrested early June. 17 in Pearson by an off-duty state police officer. He was released on $4,000 bond from the Nevada County Jail later that morning. According to the State Police spokesman Sgt. Diego Greens, Ryan was stopped on Woodview Lane around 1:30 a.m. after the trooper saw the man operating his motor vehicle in a reckless way. According to a warrant filed in District Court, Special Agent Tom White wrote that he observed George’s vehicle cross the center line 37 times. Court documents indicate Ryan had a blood alcohol level of 0.35, more than triple the legal limit. A Pearson native, George was elected to Town Council in November. He previously served on council from 2000 to 2006 and in his final three years was a vice mayor. George was convicted of DUI in October 1997, according to court records. He paid a $400 fine and lost his license for a year. He also told People Magazine that while campaigning for council last fall that he was completely embarrassed by what happened. George said at the time, however, that he didn't think the DUI conviction impacted his ability to sit on Town Council. George declined to address that matter Wednesday, saying he had been advised by his attorney Lucas Duntun not to comment.
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