Tobin Gilson (Brown Co. Jail)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Tobin Gilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his 7th drunk driving offense, and faces a June 18 trial for his 8th offense.
The sentence issued Tuesday in Brown County was for an April 8, 2023, crash on County Z at State 57 in Holland. Tobin told police he had six cans of Budweiser in the hours before the crash. A preliminary breath test revealed a BAC of .210. Two people in the vehicle Gilson struck were injured.
Gilson, 52, was sentenced to seven years in prison for 7th OWI, and three years in prison after that for operating while intoxicated causing injury. He was also placed on extended supervision for seven years after his release, court records show.
Gilson faces the June 18 trial in Outagamie County for an Aug. 18 arrest in Grand Chute.
Police arrived at a grocery store parking lot, finding Gilson driving around the lot, looking for his wallet. When police encountered him, he appeared impaired, and there was evidence of drugs. Gilson admitted to smoking meth, and said he had a prescription for the OxyContin he had taken that day, according to the criminal complaint.
Gilson had prior drunk driving convictions for offenses on: May 12, 1990; June 17, 1994; Aug. 1, 1996; Feb. 22, 1998; Feb. 3, 2001; and Aug.16, 2008. His license was suspended at the time of the crash in Holland, according to the complaint.
Gilson was sentenced to 15 months in prison after the 2008 arrest, court records show.
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