Detroit Free Press staff

Craig Fahle, a former WDET-FM radio host and former spokesman for the Detroit Land Bank Authority, has been sentenced to probation and community service for drunk driving and drug possession, according to the Grosse Pointe News.

Police officers stopped Fahle Nov. 9 at Somerset and Charlevoix after they saw him speeding behind them and then tailgating their patrol car, the report said.

Fahle failed a field sobriety test and refused a preliminary breath test, according to the Grosse Pointe News. A blood test showed Fahle had a blood alcohol content of .221.

The news site also said when Fahle was being booked, officers found a small baggie in his pocket containing a white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.

He was initially charged with operating while intoxicated and felony possession of a controlled substance. But the drug charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in a plea deal, the Grosse Pointe News said.

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Fahle was sentenced Feb. 20 in 32B Municipal Court to one year of reporting probation and community service. He apologized during the hearing for "an incredibly stupid lapse of judgment,” the Grosse Pointe News said.

Fahle's attorney, John Ketzler, declined to comment to the Free Press.

Fahle was a popular talk show host and co-general manager at WDET-FM before leaving in 2014 to work for the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Fahle resigned from the Land Bank in early 2018. Today, he hosts "The Craig Fahle Show" podcast on news site Deadline Detroit.

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Staff writer Ann Zaniewski contributed to this report.