Thursday, August 21, 2008

Officer Autumn Wheat Arrested for Drunk Driving

FORT WORTH, Texas — A police officer remains on restricted duty after being arrested for allegedly driving drunk while off duty, authorities said.

Autumn Wheat, a Fort Worth police officer for 16 years, was driving her own car in nearby Burleson late Friday night when an off-duty Tarrant County sheriff's deputy saw her run a red light and drive erratically, said Fort Worth police Lt. Ken Dean.

After Burleson police officers were contacted, they pulled Wheat over, conducted a preliminary investigation for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and arrested her, Dean said.

Wheat was released on bail, and it's unclear if she has an attorney, according to an officer at the Burleson jail.

The Fort Worth Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is conducting an administrative investigation.

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