Priest sentenced to 10 days for second DUI offense | Powhatan Today | richmond.com

A local priest who faced a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated for the second time in under 10 years pled no contest last week and was sentenced to 10 days in jail.

Father Walter G. Lewis, 64, of Powhatan, who is the priest at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, appeared in Powhatan County General District Court on Friday, Sept. 29, before Chief Judge Mayo K. Gravatt.

The judge sentenced Lewis to 12 months in jail but suspended 11 months and 20 days, according to court documents. Ten days is the mandatory minimum sentence required. Gravatt gave Lewis until Friday, Oct. 13, to make necessary arrangements before he has to begin serving his sentence.

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