A Hungry Horse man has been arraigned on a new drunk-driving case stemming from an incident on his birthday.

John Harrington, 51, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Flathead District Court to felony driving under the influence and misdemeanor driving as a habitual offender.

A court document alleges a Flathead County deputy stopped Harrington on Oct. 14, Harrington’s 51st birthday, after observing that the motor home that Harrington was driving had two broken tail-light lenses and watching him drive across the center line and fog lines.

Harrington allegedly smelled strongly of alcohol and exhibited bloodshot, glassy eyes, confusion, and diminished dexterity. He allegedly refused all alcohol testing and was arrested.

The court document says Harrington has prior drunk-driving convictions in November 2007, May 2008, March 2010 and January 2012, and that he has been designated a habitual traffic offender until Feb. 20, 2016.

The charge for driving as a habitual offender carries a possible penalty of between 14 days and one year of incarceration as well as a fine of up to $1,000.

A felony drunk-driving conviction is punishable by 13 months in a residential alcohol treatment program run by the Montana Department of Corrections, a consecutive, suspended sentence of five years either to the corrections department or the Montana State Prison, or between 13 months and five years of incarceration with the corrections department if the defendant has already been placed in treatment due to a prior conviction.

It also carries a fine of between $1,000 and $10,000.

Harrington is currently incarcerated in the Flathead County Detention Center, where his bond is set at $20,000. If he is released, he will be required to wear a remote alcohol-monitoring bracelet.

In January, Harrington was convicted of his third offense of drunk driving after entering an Alford plea, allowing him to accept conviction while maintaining his innocence for the purpose of taking advantage of a plea agreement.

That agreement included a one-year suspended sentence with credit for 78 days already served, a $1,000 fine, a $35 surcharge, and chemical dependency treatment.

The next hearing in his case is set for March 5, 2014.