President-Elect Of Michigan Village Serving 60 Days In Jail

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The president-elect of the Village of Caledonia has vowed to fight for his post while serving 60 days in jail for third-offense drunken driving.

MLive reports that 53-year-old Todd Grinage was sentenced Nov. 3, five days before the general election. He won the race with 371 votes, compared to candidate Danise Regan's 260 votes.

Grinage stood in the lobby of the Kent County Jail on Thursday and apologized for his mistakes. He says his convictions for DUI don't have anything to do with his ability to lead the village.

Grinage's attorney, Andrew Rodenhouse says the drunken-driving offense only alleges Grinage had a blood-alcohol level over 0.08 percent, which isn't enough to satisfy requirements to remove an elected official from office.

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