Granby woman to stand trial for fifth DWI

Tammy Sifferman, 51, Granby, waived her preliminary hearing today in Jasper County Circuit Court and will stand trial for driving while intoxicated.

Sifferman will be arraigned 9 a.m. April 22 in the trial division.

The DWI charge is the fifth for Sifferman, who was on probation for her fourth DWI when she was arrested October 29 outside of Carthage by the Highway Patrol.

Sifferman was arrested by the Highway Patrol on December 20, 2010 and February 20, 2011 and was found guilty on both charges July 26, 2011 in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The Highway Patrol arrested Sifferman March 8, 2012 and was found guilty September 14, 2012 in Jasper County Circuit Court and the Newton County Sheriff's Office arrested her December 7, 2019 and she was found guilty in Newton County Circuit Court October 20, 2021.

Newton County Circuit Court records indicate Judge John LePage sentenced Sifferman to four years in prison for her fourth DWI and suspended the sentence, placing her on supervised probation for five years.

Conditions of her probation include staying away from alcohol and any location where alcohol is sold to be consumed on the premises, not possessing or using any controlled substance that is not prescribed for her by a doctor and successfully completing a court-ordered program.

Judge LePage restored Sifferman's driving privileges December 19, 2022, according to Newton County Circuit Court records.

Under LePage's order, Sifferman was required to have an ignition interlock device installed. The probable cause statement for her most recent arrest indicates the vehicle she was driving had an ignition interlock.