A St. Joseph man was arrested and charged with third-degree DWI-test refusal and interfering with a seaplane after an incident that occurred June 8 on Watab Lake in St. Wendel Township.
Courtney Zack was pontooning on the lake that day when a float plane was trying to land on the lake. However, the location of the pontoon was preventing the plane from landing. The pilot then called the St. Joseph Police Department, and Sgt. Dwight Pfannenstein was assigned to the unusual call. Pfannenstein soon learned there had been previous disagreements between the pilot and Zack.
The pilot was finally able to make a safe landing, although he and Zack then engaged in an argument in the middle of the lake. Zack then used the channel to access Rossier Lake and then got into a vehicle that drove off.
Pfannenstein later located the vehicle in St. Joseph Township. Zack was a passenger in that vehicle. He was arrested and transported to the Stearns County Jail. A court appearance will be set.
