Arraignment set for Joplin man arrested for DWI after rear-ending Joplin Police Department cruiser

The arraignment for a Joplin man who was charged with driving while intoxicated after rear-ending a Joplin Police Department vehicle March 7 is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. today before Judge John Nicholas in Jasper County Circuit Court.

As noted in the March 13 Turner Report, when Monte Parker, 62, was arrested, he was on probation after receiving a suspended sentence on a DWI charge stemming from an October 8, 2017 Highway Patrol stop.

At the time he was placed on probation, Parker was already on probation after receiving a suspended six-year sentence from Jasper County Circuit Court Judge Gayle Crane on a felony possession of a controlled substance July 10, 2017.







At the time Judge Crane placed him on probation, Parker was still on probation after pleading guilty in 2014 to a felony driving while intoxicated charge in Newton County where he was sentenced to seven years in prison, but then given a suspended sentence by Judge Tim Perigo.

After a probation violation for use of controlled substances was reported, Judge Perigo revoked the probation and sentenced Parker to participate in a long-term substance abuse program. He was released from that program and once again placed on probation on October 2, 2017.

Six days later, the Highway Patrol stopped him for drunk driving.

Today's arraignment is not just for DWI, but for felony possession of a controlled substance.