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1/14/21
A Solon man faces charges that he was intoxicated when he drove his girlfriend’s car into another vehicle and a house.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Dustin Paulson of West Short Street was reportedly “drunk and out of control” at his residence just before 10pm Wednesday when his girlfriend’s daughter locked him outside. Paulson allegedly banged on the door while screaming, then took his girlfriend’s 1986 Chevy C20 truck and crashed it into another vehicle. Police say he then crashed it into a house.
Arriving deputies made contact with Paulson as he was hiding in a shed behind the house. They say he was uncooperative and had to be wrestled to the ground. Paulson allegedly smelled of ingested alcohol, admitted to being at a bar earlier, and showed multiple signs of intoxication. Deputies say they had to fight with Paulson again once they arrived at the Johnson County Jail.
Paulson is charged with Operating While Intoxicated – 3rd or Subsequent Offense, Public Intoxication, Interference With Official Acts, and numerous traffic offenses. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of over five years in prison.
