Drunk Michigan Woman Arrested When She Mistakes Jail For A Bar

The south end of the Van Buren County Jail in Paw Paw, Mich., is seen on Oct. 15, 2009. County commissioners recently adopted an ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor for people to stand outside the jail, the so... The south end of the Van Buren County Jail in Paw Paw, Mich., is seen on Oct. 15, 2009. County commissioners recently adopted an ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor for people to stand outside the jail, the south end of which is only a few feet from the sidewalk, and yell for inmates inside. (AP Photo/James Prichard) MORE LESS
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PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — One is a building with bars. The other is a building with a bar. A very drunk woman apparently had trouble telling them apart and ended up in a southwestern Michigan jail cell.

The Van Buren County sheriff’s department says a 39-year-old woman mistook the Van Buren County jail for the bar where she was trying to pick up her boyfriend.

The department says Deputy Robert Miersma spotted the Hartford-area woman backing into the jail parking lot in Paw Paw about 2 a.m. Sunday and noticed she smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated.

It says a breath test showed her with more than twice the 0.08 percent blood alcohol considered drunk in Michigan. She’s expected to face drunken driving charges.

Paw Paw is about 15 miles west-southwest of Kalamazoo.

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