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EM man faces 5th DUI charge
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An East Moline man, who police said was so intoxicated when arrested he was turned away from the Rock Island County Jail, faces his fifth driving under the influence of alcohol charge. Kenneth Dewayne Sinclair Jr., 45, also faces a felony count of driving on a revoked license. He was stopped by police shortly before 5 p.m. on July 1 while driving west on 46th Avenue in Rock Island because his "vehicle was swerving all over the road," Rock Island Police Detective Leo Hoogerwerf testified during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Rock Island County Circuit Court. Mr. Sinclair, who smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, told the officer who stopped him that he drank four beers earlier that day, Detective Hoogerwerf testified. A field sobriety test showed Mr. Sinclair's blood alcohol to be .432 -- almost five-and-a-half times the legal limit of .08, records state. Detective Hoogerwerf said the county jail would not accept Mr. Sinclair because of his high level of intoxication so he was transported to a nearby hospital. At the time of his arrest, Mr. Sinclair's driver's license was revoked because of four previous DUI convictions, the detective said. Mr. Sinclair remained in the Rock Island County Jail on Tuesday night on a $35,000 bond and awaits a March 1 pretrial conference. 
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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