Robert Rodenbeck

CRANBERRY TWP — A repeat drunken driver ended up behind bars after police said he was nearly three times the legal limit for alcohol when arrested at his home.

Cranberry Township police stopped 49-year-old Robert A. Rodenbeck around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday after they saw him pull into his driveway. A check of his driving record allegedly found that his license had previously been suspended.

Rodenbeck, who admitted to earlier drinking a “few beers,” according to charging documents, agreed to perform field sobriety tests for police.

“You got me,” the defendant allegedly told an officer while attempting the walk-and-turn portion of testing.

Police took him to UPMC Passavant hospital for a blood test, which allegedly showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.232 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated.

According to police, Rodenbeck has two prior convictions for driving under the influence.

Under a state law that went into effect less than a year ago, when someone is charged with a third DUI offense, the charge is upgraded to a felony.

District Judge Lewis Stoughton arraigned Rodenbeck on charges of felony DUI and driving with a suspended license. He was placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail following arraignment.