Louisiana Man Gets 14.5-Year Sentence After Sixth DWI Conviction

July 24, 2015

A 45-year-old Baker, La., man has been sentenced to 14 1/2 years in state prison for his sixth DWI conviction since 2000.

Prosecutors say Michael Scott Oneill’s blood-alcohol level was 0.152 percent when he was arrested on March 6, 2014. A blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher is considered presumptive evidence of drunken driving in Louisiana.

Oneill pleaded guilty in April to fourth-offense DWI — the highest grade of DWI offenses.

East Baton Rouge Parish Assistant District Attorney Chris Hester said Oneill’s prior DWI convictions were in 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2010. He had two such convictions in 2007.

The Advocate reports Judge Lou Daniel ordered Oneill to serve his prison time without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

Topics Louisiana

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  • July 27, 2015 at 3:24 pm
    Tom says:
    Sadly that particular DWI sentence is quite rare. Fines and reduced charges are the norm it seems; thus making reading of arrest reports saying things like, "Dru N. Kendriver.... read more
  • July 26, 2015 at 11:56 pm
    Captain Planet says:
    We should cut Kansas some slack. They are the midwestern gateway to the south.
  • July 24, 2015 at 3:56 pm
    Agent says:
    We should cut Kansas some slack. After all, they did elect Kathleen Sebelius governor and they allowed the now infamous Tiller the baby killer to operate for many, many years... read more

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