Mahopac Woman Faces DWI Charge

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Mahopac woman on a charge of DWI.

On March 24, 2016 at approximately 1:15 a.m., Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Irwin stopped a motorist who had committed traffic violations on Route 6N in Mahopac. The deputy determined that the driver, identified as Jennifer Rist, 37, of 7 Boniello Drive, Mahopac was intoxicated. The deputy arrested Ms. Rist and charged her with Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after the woman failed a series of standardized field sobriety tests. The defendant was processed at the Putnam County Correctional Facility where her charge was upgraded to Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor. Later in the day, the defendant was issued an appearance ticket and released pending an April 18, 2016 appearance in the Town of Carmel Justice Court to answer the charge.

If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, the defendant could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.00.