Two Fourth-Degree Felony OVI Charges Bound Over to Auglaize County Grand Jury

WAPAKONETA, Ohio — Michael D. Mulvany faces two fourth-degree felony charges of operating a vehicle while impaired following an Oct. 25 traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County.

Mulvany waived his preliminary hearing Thursday, Nov. 12, in Auglaize County Municipal Court. The court bound the case over to the Auglaize County grand jury and continued his recognizance bond.

Both felony counts stem from the same traffic stop. The first alleges Mulvany drove while impaired. The second alleges his breath alcohol concentration met or exceeded the high-test threshold of 0.170. An Ohio State Highway Patrol affidavit says Mulvany registered 0.178 on a breath test. The affidavit lists three prior OVI convictions in Celina Municipal Court within 10 years of the stop, which are the basis for charging both counts as fourth-degree felonies.

According to the affidavit, a trooper received a report of a white sedan traveling slowly and erratically westbound on U.S. 33. The trooper reported clocking the car at 53 mph in a 70 mph zone, then at 95 mph after it entered southbound I-75.

The trooper stopped the car and identified Mulvany as the driver and sole occupant. The affidavit says troopers observed bloodshot, glassy eyes and slurred speech. It also says Mulvany acknowledged drinking alcohol. Troopers conducted field sobriety tests and arrested him.

The case is filed in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court as 2026 CR 0113. Mulvany is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.