A Dewey man is facing a felony charge after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

 

58-year-old Mervin Krug was charged on Monday with felony DUI, driving without a valid license, speeding and transporting an opened container of an intoxicating beverage.

 

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), authorities performed a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling north on CR N3940 south of CR W1600. Once officers arrived at the vehicle they allegedly observed multiple alcoholic containers in the passenger seat of the ve hicle. Krug allegedly showed multiple indicators in his behavior that he was under the influence of alcohol.

 

Krug will appear in court again on March 20. His bond is set at $75,000.