OWI 4th Offense & PAC 4th Offense – Dodge County (May 2026)

Result: Not Guilty Verdicts on OWI and PAC Charges; Obstructing Charge Dismissed

Handled By: Attorney Michael Covey

Summary: The client was charged with an OWI 4th offense, a PAC 4th offense, and Obstructing an Officer after a citizen reported a vehicle driving erratically. Law enforcement later located the vehicle parked in a neighbor’s driveway and discovered the client intoxicated and asleep in the driver’s seat. At trial, Attorney Covey centered the defense on a critical 10-minute gap between the initial driving report and the arrival of the police. Through rigorous cross-examination, Attorney Covey forced multiple officers to admit that because no one observed the client driving and the police failed to canvass the neighborhood for witnesses or surveillance footage, the State could not definitively prove who was operating the vehicle. Attorney Covey successfully argued that while the circumstantial evidence raised suspicion, it failed to meet the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury deliberated for two hours before returning Not Guilty verdicts on all driving-related and obstructing charges, allowing the client to return home to his family.

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