The Shawnee High School assistant principal told police he had been drinking for three hours at a 50th birthday party for a staff member before he was pulled over on suspicion of OVI Wednesday night.
Court documents showed Assistant Principal Chad Mossing has the odor of alcoholic beverage, blood shot eyes and slurred speech when German Twp. Police pulled him onver on Ohio 41 around 7 p.m.
Mossing said he had consumed three or four beers during the party at Hafle Winery on Upper Valley Pike.
Mossing is scheduled into Clark County Municipal Court for his arraignment on Dec. 27.
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The assistant principal at Shawnee High School was cited for operating a vehicle while impaired after leaving a local winery Wednesday night, according to police.
Chad Mossing was stopped by German Twp. police about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday after officers observed him swerving on the road and making multiple lane violations, according to German Twp. Officer Katy Finney. Mossing was stopped on Ohio 41 in German Twp. after he was said to have been leaving Hafle Winery on Upper Valley Pike, Finney said.
Mossing’s attorney, Nathan Stuckey, declined comment while the investigation is ongoing.
Officer body camera video released by German Twp. appears to show Mossing unsteady on his feet when asked to exit his vehicle and the officer decided to arrest him. When he was being arrested, Mossing can be heard asking if he can avoid it.
“Is there anything I can do?” he says on the video.
“No, you’re under arrest,” the officer replies.
Finney said the assistant principal eventually agreed to take a breath test and allegedly failed, blowing a .132. The legal limit for driving is .08.
Clark-Shawnee Local School District Superintendent Gregg Morris said the school hasn't received official information on the case and school leaders are looking into the situation.
Finney said Mossing has been cooperative with investigators and has been ordered into court for the citation.
She cautioned to motorists out trying to enjoy the holidays to not drink and drive.
“They not only put their own lives in jeopardy, but everyone else on the road,” she said.
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