Grovertown man arrested for OWI with a BAC of over 5 times the legal limit

Plymouth Police Department Officer Krynock was dispatched to the Kroger gas station for an intoxicated male in a red JEEP on March 18 at 8:26 p.m. Jeffrey R. Melton, 56 of Grovertown, was found to be intoxicated while operating his vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of over five times the legal limit. Melton was transported to the Marshall County Jail where he was lodged for Operating

While Intoxicated (OWI).

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