Livingston County Undersheriff Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving

LIVINGSTON COUNTY — A former Livingston County Undersheriff pleaded guilty to drunk driving in connection to an October arrest, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday.

Jeffrey Warder pleaded guilty to operating while visibly impaired, which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a fine of $300 and/or 360 hours of community service and rehabilitative programs, officials said.

Following the guilty plea, Judge Daniel Bain sentenced Warder to fines and costs, noting this was Warder's first offense, lack of criminal record and the fact that Warder has already enrolled himself in counseling as well as other services, officials said.

Warder was arrested on Oct. 26 by a Michigan State Police officer after a breath test showed his blood alcohol content at .123., authorities said. A later test showed showed a level of .133. Warder resigned in November.

Since Warder was an undersheriff, Livingston County requested a special prosecutor for the case.

"We must hold public servants accountable when they fall short of their oath," Nessel said. "No one - irrespective of their position - is above the law."

In December, Warder was also charged with operating while intoxicated and an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, which are both misdemeanors. Those charges were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea, officials said.