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Accident investigation leads to arrest of Lenox man

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May 28th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County say an investigation into a single-vehicle accident early this (Sunday) morning near the intersection of Quince Avenue and 190th Street, resulted in the arrest of the vehicles’ driver. Authorities say 23-year old Mario Pantoja, of Lenox, failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and registered more than three times the legal limit for intoxication (at .247%) on the Breath Test.

Pantoja was taken into custody at around 1:15-a.m. and booked into the Adams County Jail on a charge of OWI/1st offense, but once inside the jail, was found to be in possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana). He was subsequently charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or greater offense, and faces he a felony, Possession of Contraband inside a jail facility, charge. His cash only bond was set at $8,000.