Criminal Law
A Michigan State Representative Is Sentenced For Drunk Driving
Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and will not serve any additional jail time for his drunken driving conviction or for violating the terms of his bond.
The Inkster Democrat pleaded guilty in February to driving while intoxicated, endangering the lives of other motorists, assaulting two officers who responded to the scene and having a gun in his possession while intoxicated. He was arrested in April 2021.
Jones, 26, also violated the terms of his bond by tampering with his ankle monitor and consuming alcohol, and was sent to jail in mid-September. Jones was charged anew when law enforcement found a handcuff key taped to his foot as he entered jail, where he remained for 60 days.
