Douglas Doss Fairbanks, 62, of Box 141, Ogema has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony DWI.
According to court records, about 11 p.m. on Jan. 10, a tribal police officer on County Road 34 saw him turn in front of him off Cherry Lake Road.
Fairbanks was driving 30 mph in a 55 mph zone, then slowed to 5 mph, nearly stopped, and turned without signaling.
The officer pulled him over and he failed a preliminary breath test, then refused to take a breath test at the Becker County Jail.
He has four prior DWI convictions and one conviction for felony criminal vehicular operation.
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He appeared Sept. 25 before District Judge Jay Carlson, who sentenced him to 36 months in prison at St. Cloud, stayed seven years.
He was fined $1,500 plus $115 in court fees, and must serve 180 days in jail, with credit for two days served.
He was ordered to get a chemical dependency evaluation and follow the recommendations, and was placed on supervised probation for seven years.
