Kalispell man charged with seventh DUI in 12 years

A Kalispell man has been charged with a seventh instance of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Jeremy Michael Hall, 30, is facing one felony DUI count after a Kalispell Police officer was dispatched to an area near Cattleman’s Bar just before 1 a.m. on Jan. 20.

According to court documents, the officer was investigating a suspicious person call about a man with a shotgun.

The officer located three men who were standing near a pickup truck that was stuck on a large rock near a snow berm.

The officer found that no offense had occurred with the gun, but Hall allegedly had been driving the truck.

The officer noticed that Hall appeared to be drunk. Hall claimed his girlfriend had been driving the truck, but she denied it.

Several witnesses backed up her story.

Hall refused a breath test, but later gave a breath sample at the jail.

His blood alcohol concentration was .233. The legal limit is .08.

Hall has six prior DUI convictions from May 2004, May 2006, May 2007, May 2009, June 2009 and January 2010.

Court records show that Hall completed a four-year commitment with the Department of Corrections for the 2010 conviction in 2015.

Hall is set to be arraigned on Feb. 4.

Reporter Megan Strickland can be reached at 758-4459 or mstrickland@dailyinterlake.com.