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A sheriff from Georgia faced arrest last week after allegedly being spotted driving erratically in a vehicle provided by the county.
Authorities report that Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch registered a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit when he was apprehended at 10:30 a.m. on February 27. Following his arrest, Couch was detained but released on bond later that same evening.
According to a police report accessed by Fox 5 Atlanta, a Hall County deputy identified the sheriff’s vehicle and noted that Couch struggled to stay in his lane.
The deputy, recognizing the vehicle as belonging to his superior, contacted the Georgia State Patrol to oversee the investigation while he continued to follow the car, as reported by the outlet.
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch was taken into custody on DUI charges on February 27, 2026. (Hall County Sheriff’s Office)
Once the sheriff was pulled over, the deputy noted the smell of alcohol, and another responding state trooper reported a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath.” Â According to the police report, Couch’s blood alcohol content was tested at 0.212%, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08%.
Under questioning from officers, Couch allegedly admitted he had been drinking and said he “screwed up,” claiming to have started drinking at 6 a.m. but that he had not had another drink since 8 a.m.
The officers allegedly found two open alcoholic drinks inside the vehicle.
Details of Couch’s arrest came just days after a Pennsylvania school bus driver was accused of driving 54 elementary school children while over four times the legal alcohol limit.
School buses lined up in a parking lot (jhorrocks/iStock)
On Tuesday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Douglass Township Police Chief Robert B. Evans announced an arrest warrant for Kelly Weber, 46, of Boyertown.
Weber is charged with driving under the influence, 54 counts each of endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment and related summary offenses.
Authorities said police were alerted around 4 p.m. Feb. 6 that a school bus was driving erratically and narrowly missing other vehicles.
Police responded to reports of a school bus driving erratically in Pennsylvania this this week. (iStock)
A responding officer later found the bus stopped in a snowbank.
Investigators said officers found an open 750ml bottle of Tito’s vodka, two empty 50ml bottles and a receipt showing the alcohol was purchased earlier that morning.
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