A McMinnville man who recently went on a horse ride found himself in trouble after Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputies found him laying in the road with the horse in the ditch. Last week according to Cannon County Sheriff’s reports Sgt. Tommy Miller was dispatched to Crossroads Road for a male subject riding a horse that appeared to be intoxicated. When Sgt. Miller arrived at the scene, he was met by Mrs. Carri Morton. Mrs Morton explained that her and her parents were traveling down the road when she observed a male laying in the middle of the road. They were able to get the male to get up and stand on the side of the road. Sgt. Miller spoke to the male later identified as Michael Peter Vargo Jr. Mr. Vargo stated that he rode his horse all the way from Centertown and only had two beers to drink. However that was hard to believe seeing that Mr. Vargo was allegedly unsteady on his feet, had to have help to stand up and had a very strong odor of alcohol about him. Mr. Vargo was placed under arrest for public intoxication. Ms. Morton got permission from Vargo to take the horse to her residence on Short Mountain Road. Mr. Vargo will answer to the public intoxication charge in General Sessions Court on Tuesday December 3rd
