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Court accepts guilty plea in DWI case, orders probation and treatment
Summary
Steven Gray entered a guilty plea to driving while intoxicated (third or more); the judge found the plea voluntary, entered a finding of guilt, and imposed probation with inpatient substance‑abuse treatment, a $1,000 fine and an upfront 10‑day term as conditions of probation.
The court accepted a plea from Steven Gray on a DWI‑3rd (driving while intoxicated, third or more) and imposed a sentence oriented toward treatment and long‑term supervision.
"I will send it to you in accordance with your agreement to a term of 10 years in prison, but probate that," the judge said, then explained the court would place Gray on probation and order substance‑abuse treatment. The judge specified an inpatient track (ISF program), an eight‑year probationary period (the court adjusted an earlier proposal), a $1,000 fine and a condition of 10 days upfront time as part of the sentence disposition.
The judge told Gray that successful completion of the treatment and probation conditions could effectively conclude the court case, but warned that any violation would return him to court to face the original term he had agreed to. The court provided Gray with a trial‑court certification and a written admonishment about firearm possession prohibitions under state law.
Probation will process Gray's enrollment in the ordered treatment and monitor compliance; the court handed Gray documentation of the plea and advised that violation of probation could lead to revocation and imposition of the underlying prison term.
