LONY REIMER

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Kingsford man has admitted to driving under the influence for a third time.

Lony Reimer, 43, was re-arraigned Monday in Dickinson County Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated, third offense, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

As a two-time habitual offender, Reimer could be sentenced to as many as 1 1/2 times the maximum penalty.

In exchange for Reimer’s guilty plea, Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Richards agreed to reduce a habitual offender-fourth offense notice, which would have increased the maximum sentence to life in prison.

Richards also agreed to dismiss a count of operating a motor vehicle without security, a one-year misdemeanor.

Reimer initially pleaded not guilty to all charges July 22.

According to the criminal complaint, police stopped Reimer’s truck June 25 after being alerted about a possible intoxicated driver. Reimer reportedly smelled of intoxicants, had bloodshot eyes and performed poorly on field sobriety tests, as well as registering a .13 percent blood-alcohol content on a preliminary breath test.

Sentencing is set for Oct. 21.