Vargo charged with DUI on stolen cycle

A Centertown man faces numerous charges after he was allegedly caught riding a stolen motorcycle while drunk.

The suspect, Michael Peter Vargo Jr., 20, is charged with theft, attempted theft, burglary, possession of marijuana, driving without a license and alteration of serial numbers.

His arrest comes after he was caught by sheriff’s investigator Bo Ramsey riding a stolen Kawasaki dirt bike on Green Hill Road. The suspect caught the attention of law enforcement due to the fact he was not wearing a helmet which is required by state law.

Upon being stopped, things went from bad to worse for the alleged cycle thief as lawmen soon discovered he was driving on suspended license and smelled of alcohol. A subsequent test revealed a .12 blood-alcohol level, which is over the state’s .08 level for intoxication. Plus, being only 20, he is under the legal age to consume alcohol. Along with his intoxication, lawmen found a small amount of a green leafy substance on him, believed to be marijuana.

An inspection of the motorcycle revealed the identification numbers had been filed off. However, the owner of the cycle positively identified the cycle as the one which was stolen from his garage at Remington Point near Centertown.

Faced with the evidence, Vargo reportedly confessed to stealing the cycle and also confessed to trying to steal a SeaDoo personal watercraft from a nearby residence also at Remington Point, both located relatively close to his own Tobbitt Road home in Centertown.