Ernest Donald Drift Jr., 47, was sentenced Friday in Douglas County Circuit Court for operating a motor vehicle Aug. 7 while under the influence for the eighth time. He pleaded no contest to the charge in November.
Judge Michael Lucci ordered Drift to spend 18 months initial confinement in Wisconsin State Prison with an additional 24 months of extended supervision. Conditions of extended supervision include undergoing a chemical dependency evaluation, maintaining absolute sobriety, not entering any establishment where the primary business is the sale of alcohol, providing a DNA sample and paying a $600 fine.
Judge Michael Lucci ordered Drift to spend 18 months initial confinement in Wisconsin State Prison with an additional 24 months of extended supervision. Conditions of extended supervision include undergoing a chemical dependency evaluation, maintaining absolute sobriety, not entering any establishment where the primary business is the sale of alcohol, providing a DNA sample and paying a $600 fine.
