Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale encountered an odorous problem Friday afternoon, March 2, in Alva.

According to court records, Woods County Dispatch sent Dale to the alley behind the 400 block of Center Street about 2:40 p.m. He was asked to check on a report of an intoxicated man sitting in a vehicle. Dale found Cort Ryan Cunningham, whom he recognized from a previous encounter, sitting in the backseat of a broken down Chevrolet Tahoe.

Dale opened the back passenger side door and immediately smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage. He spoke with Cunningham, who had thick slurred speech...