Darrin Lee Cantlon of Owensville was charged March 26 with the class C felony of driving while intoxicated (chronic) and the class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reports being dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Tschappler Road in Gasconade County at approximately 3:35 p.m. and upon arrival less than a half hour later, finding Cantlon with watery, bloodshot eyes and emitting the smell of alcohol from his breath.

Cantlon reportedly advised MSHP that he had not consumed any alcohol and consented to a field sobriety test before being placed under arrest for DWI. A warrant was served with bond set at $25,000 cash or surety and bond was posted the same day by bondsman Kurt Seba.

Arraignment is scheduled for April 15 at 9 a.m. in Division IV of Gasconade County with Judge Ada Brehe-Krueger presiding.