and last updated 2021-08-04 16:26:41-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â State Representative Bryan Posthumus has been released from jail early after receiving a 15-day sentence for driving drunk last month.
Posthumus was originally sentenced to serve 15 days in jail, 15 hours of community service and two years of probation for operating while intoxicated during a court hearing on July 23.
In a statement, Posthumus said he was released early for good conduct on Aug. 4.
To continue my full transparency about my April 30 OWI arrest and July 23 sentencing, I wanted to share the following update:
On August 4, I was granted early release from my 15-day jail-term for good conduct. I am glad to be finished, but the process of making amends is just beginning. Rebuilding is no small task. I will work hard every day to earn back the trust and respect of the people Iâve let down.
State Rep Bryan Posthumus sentenced to 15 days in jail after admitting to drunk driving
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State representative acknowledges âdrinking problemâ after OWI arrest
State Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Cannon Twp.) was arrested Friday, April 30 on the suspicion of operating while intoxicated. He also knocked over a homeowner s mailbox in the single-vehicle crash. Videos
and last updated 2021-05-06 21:02:51-04
ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. â Helen Grudzinskas didnât hear the crash that happened near her home on Friday, April 30. She was inside doing the dishes when she looked up to see papers flying around outside in the wind.
She remembered it was a sunny, yet windy day.
âI thought, I donât have anything in the garage. The garage door s not even open. But, I thought about my mailbox,â Grudzinskas said during an interview with FOX 17 on Thursday afternoon. âI thought I couldnât imagine how they wouldâve gotten out. I went out and went and caught some papers flying around.â
State Rep. Posthumus says he won t resign following drunk driving crash
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and last updated 2021-05-06 19:33:27-04
KENT COUNTY, Mich. â Freshman State Representative Bryan Posthumus told police he did not remember rolling his vehicle in a crash Friday night in Ada Township.
The 36-year-old admitted to driving drunk in a press release the next day.
Posthumus, a Republican representing East Grand Rapids along with the townships of Grand Rapids, Plainfield, Cannon, Courtland, Nelson, Oakfield, and Spencer, says his blood alcohol content level was .13%, well above the state s .08% legal limit.
FOX 17 filed a Freedom of Information Request for the report filed by the Kent County Sheriff s Office. The heavily redacted 7-page document reveal Posthumus was traveling on McCabe Avenue between 4 Mile and McCabe Court when he crashed around 6:15 p.m. The deputies noted the two-lane road is completely straight in that stretch, and the weath