Public defender charged with DUI
The 14th circuit public defender was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Tuesday night (the 14th circuit includes Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Colleton and Allendale counties).
The public defender who oversees the 14th Judicial Circuit, which includes Beaufort County, was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of driving under the influence, according to the Beaufort County Detention Center log.Gene Hood, 65, of Beaufort, was arrested in northern Beaufort County and was taken to the detention center just after 8 p.m., Capt. Allen Horton of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said.
I don't have any other information about this case, and I'm just passing along what the paper reported. I can think of scenarios where some police would love to set up a defense attorney and arrest them - quite the opposite of the deferential treatment another officer or prosecutor may get during a traffic stop; but, on the other hand, this may be just another example of how a DUI arrest could happen to anyone - cops, lawyers, mill workers, priests, this is one criminal offense that casts a wide net.
