JEFFERSON COUNTY — Troopers from the Wisconsin State Patrol Waukesha Post arrested 62-year-old Billy R. Jackson of Milwaukee on Friday night for his fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, according to a release from the Wisconsin DOT.
The release says that a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped Jackson's vehicle around 7:59 p.m. on Jan. 23 for a speed violation, lane deviation and following too closely while traveling on I-94 eastbound at milepost 263, west of the Village of Johnson Creek in Jefferson County.
During the traffic stop, the trooper saw that the driver showed signs of impairment.
After investigating, including field sobriety testing, troopers arrested Jackson and he was charged with his fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Jackson was then taken to a local hospital for an evidentiary chemical test of his blood.
He was held at the Jefferson County Jail on the OWI charge as well as an IID violation, operating with a revoked license and for a probation hold.
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