Tennessee DUI News: Former sheriff arrested

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Dan Jaffe

Here we go again. Add Tennessee to the list of states where an active or former police officer has been arrested for DUI.

Former Grainger County Sheriff facing DUI charges: "GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A former Grainger County Sheriff is facing charges, after failing a field sobriety test Monday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

A THP trooper says he pulled 55-year-old Richard McElhaney over on Highway 11W just west of Rutledge in the Joppa Community.

Investigators say the stop was made after a trooper noticed the pickup truck weaving on the highway.

McElhaney is charged with first offense DUI and violation of the implied consent law."

For more about what he faces, see Tennessee DUI law.

It always amazes us here how many law enforcement officers get themselves into the DUI dilemma. An think about the ones that you never hear about because they are given "professional curtsey," and driven home?

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