GWINN, MI-- A Gwinn man is in custody, after witnesses saw him drive a car into the Happy Hour Bar.
Forsyth Township Police say on October 13 a green Toyota was eastbound on M-35 when it left the road, drove across the front lawn of the FirstMerit bank, across Pearce Street, and into the side of the bar. The vehicle left before officers arrived.
After a search police found the vehicle and a suspect, identified as Kirk Bragenzer, 25, who struggled with officers when he was arrested.
Further investigation revealed Bragenzer had taken an acquaintance’s vehicle without the owner’s permission. The car was badly damaged and had to be towed from the scene.
On Monday Bragenzer was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer, operating while intoxicated, and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He remains lodged in the Marquette County Jail.