LANCASTER, Pa.– A Nottingham man will serve at least a month in prison after a “bizarre” DUI incident last year when he gave alcohol to Amish juveniles before yelling “Rumspringa” while causing a crash with a horse-drawn buggy.
Thomas Candler Felts, 25, was sentenced Tuesday in Lancaster County Court after pleading guilty in March to misdemeanor counts of DUI and providing alcohol to minors.
Felts was ordered to serve 30 days to 6 months in prison with a year of probation following.
The incident began in the early morning on August 30, 2015 at a Turkey Hill store on Route 272. A group of Amish boys were in the parking lot with a horse-drawn buggy.
Felts pulled into the parking lot and began talking to the group about “Rumspringa.” He then showed the group his pistol and provided them with cans of Yuengling Lager beer. He drove away in a red Dodge car and the Amish group left in the buggy.
Later, Felts passed the buggy on Buck Heights Road and screamed “Rumspringa.” He abruptly stopped his vehicle, causing the buggy to strike the back of the Dodge.
Shortly after the collision, Felts’ blood-alcohol level was tested at .126 percent.
Assistant District Attorney Travis S. Anderson told the judge it was one of the most “bizarre” DUI cases he’s ever seen.
