BEDFORD — A 53-year-old Sheridan man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he was found passed out in a running vehicle at a Bedford gas station with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.
Joseph J. Schoemann faces preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and chemical test refusal.
At approximately 4:40 p.m. on January 28, 2026, Bedford Police were dispatched to the Circle K in the 7oo block of 16th Street. A store employee reported a male slumped over the steering wheel of a red Pontiac Grand Prix. The caller noted the engine was running and being revved intermittently.
Upon arrival, Officer Stuart Ratcliff observed the vehicle straddling a handicapped parking space. When the officer knocked on the window, Schoemann appeared startled. He told the officer he was revving the engine because he was “cold.”…