Deputies were dispatched to the Fremont Elevator at the intersection of N. Chestnut Street and W. Kennedy Street for a single vehicle collision on Tuesday evening.
When Deputies arrived on the scene they found Michael Lee, 44, of Fremont, highly intoxicated. Witnesses at the scene reported Lee was driving at a high rate of speed when he crashed into the semi scale of the Fremont Grain Elevator.
As Deputies were enroute, Lee got back into his vehicle and retrieved a Smith and Wesson .38 special revolver.
After the first firearm was secured by the Deputies, Lee reached into his pocket after ordered not to and pulled out another hand gun, which was a Ruger LCP .22 caliber.
Lee refused to take a standardized field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test. A search warrant was obtained for a sample of Lee’s breath resulting in a .198 breath alcohol content.
Lee is being charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession/display/use of dangerous weapons.
Lee was taken into custody and booked into the Mahaska County Jail.
