LEBANON — A West Chester man who was arrested for his fourth drunken driving incident — this time on a bicycle — pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced misdemeanor charge.

        Prosecutors said their decision to reduce the offense had nothing to do with Fred Motzer's mode of transportation.

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        Instead, Warren County Assistant Prosecutor Ken Ewing said he offered the plea bargain because of a technical glitch.

        Authorities were unable to enter into evidence one of Mr. Motzer's previous drunken-driving convictions because officials in Butler County failed to note the guilty verdict on a court document, he said.

        The latest charge against Mr. Motzer in June would automatically have qualified the case as a felony, because of the three previous convictions in six years. However, without proof of those convictions, prosecutors would have trouble pursuing the felony.

        Mr. Motzer likely will receive 30 more days in jail when he is sentenced on the Warren County charge next month, said his lawyer, John Quinn.

        “I don't think there was sufficient evidence to prove he had consumed enough alcohol to appreciably impair his ability to operate a bicycle,” Mr. Quinn said.

        Mason police arrested Mr. Motzer at 2:17 a.m. June 10 in a parking lot on U.S. 42, after the 31-year-old man approached them on his bike.

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