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November 17, 2009

Police log: Nov. 17, 2009 — Felony arrest

PLATTSBURGH — A Schuyler Falls man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated.

According to the Clinton County Sheriff's Department, Andrew M. Eckler, 31, was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated Thursday after a pursuit that started on Route 3 in Plattsburgh and ended in Schuyler Falls. He also faces multiple vehicle and traffic-law violations as well as misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle.

The Stinger, a tire-deflation device, was deployed by State Police to help end the pursuit without injury.

Eckler was arraigned in Town of Plattsburgh Court and sent to the County Jail because he did not pay $10,000 bail. He was still being held late Monday night.

Eckler was scheduled to appear in Town Court at a later date.

— Compiled by Contributing Writers Sue Botsford and Casey Ryan Vock

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