PICKERINGTON – A newly Elected Franklin County judge that has been charged with an OVI after a traffic stop late Thursday night in Pickerington. According to Pickerington Police, Monica Hawkins was pulled over after a call for an erratic driver by witnesses. Hawkins was pulled over on State Route 256 near Refugee Road.
According to the report, police smelled a strong odor of alcohol from the car and Hawkins had issues listing to police during the field sobriety test. She refused chemical tests so police requested a search warrant for a blood sample, and police had to hold her down to get the sample.
Hawkins appeared in court today and plead guilty to the charges, as part of the plea deal Hawkins is sentenced to three days in a residential program and her license is suspended for a year. This is Hawkins first OVI.
