The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest on Saturday (5/18) at 4:32 a.m. of Robert N. Wells, age 31, of Newark following an investigation into a stolen vehicle reported out of Monroe County.

Wells was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 1st Degree, Operating in Violation of an Ignition Interlock Restriction and Possession of an Open Alcoholic Beverage While Operating a Motor Vehicle. 

Deputies were assisting the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office with an investigation into a stolen vehicle when said vehicle was located on East Union Street in the Village of Newark. Deputies observed Wells operating the vehicle and he showed signs of impairment while speaking with deputies. Deputies observed open containers of alcohol in the vehicle and no ignition interlock device installed.

Wells was then arrested and transported to the Sheriff’s Office for processing. Wells refused to submit to standardized field sobriety test but did submit to a chemical breath test which yielded a .06% BAC.

Due to a previous DWI conviction in 2021, and having a revoked driver’s license, Wells was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 1st Degree.

Wells was transported to the Wayne County Jail to be arraigned on the charges. Wells was released on his own recognizance to return on a future court date, he was then turned over to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for processing on their charges.