Curtis Logan Tate, 119-AFO #shinycircletattoo

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Criminal History

  • In January 2012, the defendant (age 20) was charged with and pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle without a license in New Albany, Indiana. He was sentenced to 16 days incarceration.
  • In May 2012, the defendant (age 21) was charged with criminal damage to property and disorderly intoxication in Palm Beach County, Florida. In that case, Tate was intoxicated and urinated on the hallway floor of a hotel. Tate told officers who responded that he was in Florida for alcohol rehabilitation. These charges were ultimately dismissed nolle prosequi in October 2017.
  • In February 2013, the defendant (age 21) was charged with first degree possession of a controlled substance (oxycodone) and drinking alcohol in public in Louisville, Kentucky. The disposition of these charges remains unknown.
  • In February 2018, the defendant (age 26) was charged with speeding over 19 miles per hour (MPH) over the speed limit, reckless driving, and expired registration. In that case, Tate operated his vehicle at 74 MPH in a 55 MPH limited access zone with expired tags. Tate pleaded guilty to speeding and was sentenced to seven days
    incarceration with credit for two days’ time served.
  • In August 2018, the defendant (age 27) was charged with and pleaded guilty to reckless driving and public intoxication in Georgetown, Indiana. In that case, Tate was suspected of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Tate lied to officers during the traffic stop about consuming alcohol prior to driving, and
    he refused all field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer. By the time the defendant submitted to a chemical test in jail, his blood alcohol content (BAC) was below the legal limit. The defendant was sentenced to 180 days home incarceration with 120 days suspended, and alcohol monitoring.
  • In September 2018, the defendant (age 27) was charged with and pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Jefferson, Kentucky. In that case, Tate was arrested for driving while intoxicated again. The defendant initially refused but ultimately submitted to and failed field sobriety tests. The defendant’s BAC was 0.207 at the time of arrest. Officers noted that the defendant was very argumentative during interactions. Tate was sentenced to 30 days incarceration with credit for two days’ time served, which was suspended for two years under unsupervised probation. Additionally, Tate’s sentence included a period of eight days’ home incarceration.
  • In August 2020, the defendant (age 29) was charged with driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana, and distribution of marijuana in Clark, Indiana. In that case, officers conducted a search of Tate’s vehicle and seized 173 grams of marijuana divided into seven Ziploc bags. Officers also seized eleven THC
    vaporizer pens, $605 in currency, empty Ziploc bags, and two glass vials containing an unspecified clear liquid. Officers noted that Tate was hostile towards law enforcement during interactions, calling names and belittling the investigating officers. These charges remain pending at the time of sentencing in the instant case.
  • In July 2021, the defendant (age 30) was charged with driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident in Clark, Indiana. In that case, another vehicle struck Tate’s vehicle and Tate drove away from the accident before police officers arrived at the scene. These charges remain pending at the time of sentencing in the instant case.

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