A Clarksville Police Department officer was arrested for driving under the influence on Macedonia Road in an incident early this morning.
Richard Allen Leese, 27, of Dover, was arrested at 1495 Macedonia Road by Deputy Jim Sanders of the Henry County Sheriff’s Department.
Sanders and Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Eddie Forrest responded to a complaint that someone who was possibly drunk had wrecked a truck into the yard at a Macedonia Road residence.
The Sheriff’s Department officers were allegedly greeted by Leese holding out his badge as he told them that he was an officer with the Clarksville Police Department.
Leese allegedly told officers that he had drank three beers between 6 and 7:30 p.m. and said he thought it was about 9 p.m., when it was actually 2:20 a.m.
After failing a field sobriety test, Leese refused to to take a breathalyzer test and was arrested and charged with violation of implied consent and driving under the influence. He was placed in a safe area in the jail pending his bond because of his status as a Clarksville police officer.
Bond was set at $1,500; he is scheduled to appear Feb. 23 in Henry County General Sessions Court.
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