Jeremy TaslerAn Ames man faces a felony charge in Greene County for his third operating while intoxicated arrest.

According to court documents, 40 year-old Jeremy John Tasler is charged with a Class D Felony for his third OWI. The charge stems from a traffic stop in the 300 block of North Cedar Street in Jefferson at 1:27am Sunday.

An officer noticed Tasler failed to use a turn signal and saw him swerve when he made the turn onto North Cedar Street. After he was stopped, the officer noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from Tasler’s vehicle. The officer then conducted a field sobriety test and Tasler was taken to the law enforcement center. He refused to submit to a specimen and chemical test and was placed under arrest.

Online court records show that Tasler has had two prior convictions of an OWI in 2010 and 2012.