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Wallace man to spend up to 7 years in prison for 8th OWI conviction

MENOMINEE, MI— A man who was convicted eight times for operating while intoxicated has been sentenced in Menominee County on the latest one.

The Menominee Police Department stopped David Lemery, 46, of Wallace last December for an abnormally loud exhaust. He admitted he didn’t have a driver’s license, then said he’d had a couple of drinks and a six-pack of beer an hour before he was stopped. A THC vape device was also found in Lemery’s pocket.

An analysis showed a blood alcohol level of 0.181 and the presence of THC.

Lemery was sentenced last week to 2 to 7 years in prison for operating while intoxicated, third or subsequent offense, as a habitual second offender.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.