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<p>Luzerne County Council candidate Martin Dartoe has been cited for public drunkenness as he faces prior charges for allegedly driving drunk and crashing a car, police records show.</p><p>The 30-year-old Wilkes-Barre resident is among seven Democrats seeking party nominations for six council seats in the May 21 primary election.</p><p>Dartoe could not be reached for comment Thursday on several attempts.</p><p>A Wilkes-Barre public works department employee and native of Liberia, Dartoe was awarded a city proclamation in February for chasing and holding down a suspect who fled from a state trooper in January.</p><p>According to court records, Dartoe was cited for public drunkenness on May 5, but he has not yet submitted a plea. The city police Facebook page said an officer observed Dartoe was &#8220;heavily intoxicated&#8221; and kept him in custody until he was sober and/or released to a responsible adult.</p><p>A preliminary hearing is scheduled at 10 a.m. on primary election day on the charges stemming from his March 25 arrest for allegedly driving drunk and crashing a car. </p><p>The police Facebook page said Dartoe was believed to have fled the scene after crashing the vehicle at 2:27 a.m. Dartoe later provided a different version of what happened to a reporter and said he was &#8220;getting things situated.&#8221;</p><p>He has not entered a plea on three misdemeanor charges &#8212; two first-offense DUI charges and one related to an accident involving damage. He also faces two summary charges of careless driving and &#8220;restrictions on alcoholic beverages.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne County Council candidate Dartoe facing new offense