Friday, May 01, 2009

Officer Michael Leepper Arrested for Drunk Driving


A Metro police officer is facing charges after he was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

An Indiana State Trooper pulled over Michael Leepper of Indianapolis at the I-65 southbound ramp to East Street for an unsafe lane movement at around 2:00 am. Leepper is an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The trooper noticed a strong smell of alcohol in Leepper's vehicle. The trooper conducted an investigation that resulted in Leepper being arrested, and taken to the Marion County Adult Processing Center.

Leepper was driving his personal vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. He faces a Class A misdemeanor of Operating While Intoxicated and Class B misdemeanor of Public Intoxication.

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