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Georgia Police Officer Arrested for DUI

A long-time deputy who heads up courthouse security for the Fayette County Sheriff's Office has been suspended for 15 days without pay after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Coweta County more than a week ago, said Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson.

Capt. Larry Whitlock must also attend an alcohol treatment program, but he has not been demoted, Johnson said.

"He made an error in judgment," Johnson said, noting that Whitlock has been with the sheriff's department for quite some time.

According to a report from the Coweta County Sheriff's Department, Whitlock was driving a 2003 Chevy Silverado when he was encountered at a road checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 15 at 10:25 p.m. As Whitlock pulled forward, his car touched the double yellow line two times, the report indicated.

According to the report, Whitlock said he had a couple of beers at dinner, and he appeared to be leaning on the vehicle to steady himself initially.

Whitlock was arrested after his breath test on a desktop intoxilyzer machine registered .107 blood alcohol content, which is above the legal limit of .08 under Georgia law.

The Coweta sheriff's report indicated that it took several attempts to register Whitlock's breath reading on the scene with a portable machine "due to Mr. Whitlock placing his tongue over the end of the tube preventing air to be examined."

An eye gaze test, also used to determine whether or not a driver is impaired, was also administered on the scene, but one of the benchmarks could not be observed because "Mr. Whitlock failed to comply with instructions to complete this test."

"During the entire interview Mr. Whitlock was having trouble keeping his balance and seemed to stumble and sway," the report stated.

The report said there was an open container of beer in the truck but the deputy was told the beverage belonged to a passenger.


 

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