Man arrested after drunkenly driving lawn mower, cutting someone else's grass

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A Franklin man was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated on Saturday— but he wasn't behind the wheel of a car.

Officers pulled over 46-year-old Barry Ridge while he was driving down County Road 100 North on a red lawn mower, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's department.

The Franklin Police Department received a complaint just after 5 p.m. from someone upset that Ridge had driven onto their yard and started mowing the grass. Ridge then headed down the road toward Franklin.

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Officers said Ridge's eyes appeared "glassy." He failed a breathalyzer test, which found his blood-alcohol level of 0.189.

This isn't the first time Ridge was arrested for driving his lawnmower while drunk, according to police records. He was arrested in a Kroger parking lot in Marion County for operating the mower while intoxicated and "causing a disturbance" on April 8. His Huskee lawn tractor was impounded.

Ridge is still awaiting trial for the first arrest. He was taken to the Johnson County Jail on Saturday.

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