Police Officers Arrested for DUI?

Atlanta DUI officers make thousands upon thousands of DUI arrests each year. In the Atlanta metro area, DUI is big business for law enforcement. Atlanta DUI prosecuting attorneys and judges take DUI very seriously and are very hard on those charged with DUI. That is why it is always interesting when stories come up regarding DUI officers who are themselves arrested for DUI in the Atlanta area. Just a few weeks ago, a Doraville (in DeKalb County, GA) DUI officer was released from the force following his DUI arrest. Now a Clayton County law enforcement officer, Jeff Baker, is in the news for a drunk driving arrest. The police chief of the City of Morrow, GA was charged by Clayton Co. for DUI after an Atlanta metro area DUI officer found him asleep at the wheel of a motor vehicle with 8 open beer cans. His car was stopped at a green traffic ligh near Jonesboro Rd. and Southlake Pkwy.

According to sources, Officer Baker is on paid leave pending an investigation. He is currently charged with DUI, a traffic light violation, open containers of alcohol, traffic impediment, driving too fast for conditions, making an improper change of lanes, and disobeying a law enforcment officer.

An officer charged with a DUI in the Atlanta, GA area faces the same harsh prosecuting attorneys and judges that any driver would face. But there are defenses and an experienced DUI lawyer can help. Call Atlanta DUI lawyer Richard Lawson and his team of DUI defense attorneys today to get a free consultation regarding your case, defenses to DUI, and the consequeneces you face.