Belmont man admits - he was drunk while operating ATV

No jail time for a Belmont man who admitted he operated an ATV while intoxicated. 45-year-old Steven Warner pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated. The man from Feathers Creek Road admitted to Judge Thomas Brown that he drank and drove his ATV on County Road 31 in Friendship on July 15th.  Warner was originally charged with felony counts of DWI and aggravated unlicensed plus lesser counts of no helmet, no plates and refusing a breath test. Judge Brown sentenced Warner to a $1,000 fine, one year license revocation and a three years condition discharge. He must also attended a Victim Impact Panel where those injured by a drunk driver share a story of the hurt and cost.