Jeff Dubay, a former longtime sports radio personality in the Twin Cities, pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced after the latest of his many drug-related run-ins with the law.
Dubay, 56, admitted in Todd County District Court to a misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence of an illicit drug after a state trooper pulled him over in West Union on March 8. In exchange for his plea, a felony count of third-degree drug possession and a second misdemeanor driving under the influence count were dismissed.
Judge Johnathan Judd sentenced Dubay to 90 days in jail but set aside 80 of those days for two years and gave him credit for the remaining 10 days. Judd also put Dubay on two years’ probation. Terms include undergo a comprehensive assessment and follow all recommendations for care, no alcohol or illicit drug use and submit to random chemical testing.
Dubay, now living in Grand Forks, N.D., could not be reached to explain why he chose to plead guilty to the one count. He told the Star Tribune last week that “the police report is full of misinformation and horrible assumptions.”
A state trooper saw an SUV traveling erratically before stopping in the West Union Catholic Church parking lot. The SUV then left the parking lot, prompting the trooper to pull the driver over.
Dubay explained he was heading to Fargo and got off the freeway in order to get the Minnesota Gophers hockey game on his cellphone. Dubay was beneath a blanket and naked. He was restless, sweaty and speaking rapidly.
As Dubay got out of his SUV to perform sobriety testing, he was covered in vegetable oil that came from a bottle he had with him. Drug smugglers have been known to use various cooking oils to conceal meth.
