Nearly a year after his DUI arrest in the City of Washington, City Councilman Matt Staniszewski entered a guilty plea and was sentenced. Staniszewski was found unconscious in a parked car on E. Wheeling Street in August of 2019. It was the fourth DUI arrest for Staniszewski. Staniszewski entered into an open plea and his case was considered as a first time DUI offender because it has been more than 10 years since his last offense. Staniszewski’s attorney Sean Logue presented Senior Judge Anthony Bardaro with evidence of Staniszewski’s in-patient treatment for substance abuse and his community activism combating substance abuse as evidence for a favorable sentence. Ultimately, Bardaro reviewed all of the evidence and sentenced Staniszewski to six months probation and a $300 fine. After the hearing Staniszewski commented, saying he took responsibility for his actions and is working to support individuals by helping them find better coping mechanisms than indulgence of substance abuse.