Gwinnett County DUI Blog
Posted on May 5, 2012
While you should enjoy your Cinco de Mayo plans this Saturday, be mindful of aggressive Gwinnett County DUI enforcement. For the first time in five years, Cinco de Mayo falls on a weekend. This means ...
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Posted on May 5, 2012
DUI is a serious enough charge, but a drug related DUI could be even worse. At the Gwinnett County Law Offices of Richard S. Lawson we also specialize in drug related DUI. This is all magnified when ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012
Former Gwinnett Co. Commission Chairman Charles Bannister filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Sheriff Butch Conway of falsely and wrongfully arresting him for DUI. Bannister asserts that this ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012
On the afternoon of March 26, 2012 singer and Georgia native Bobby Brown was pulled over in San Fernando Valley, California for talking on his cell phone while driving. The officer noticed the driver ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012
Former Nickelodean actress Amanda Bynes, now 26, who has appeared recently in movies such as "Easy A" and "She's the Man," fled from a police officer several weeks ago when she ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2012
DUI enforcement in Gwinnett County GA is rampant. DUI officers from the Gwinnett Co. Sheriff's office, as well as DUI detection officers from cities such as Duluth and Suwanee, are out on the ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2012
No one is immune to a DUI arrest. Early Friday, former UGA tight end Orson Charles was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol ( DUI ). This arrest risks damaging his stock for next ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012
Kip Smith, a Republican State Rep from, Columbus, GA, was arrested over the weekend for DUI in Buckhead. Smith, age 29, was pulled over for running a red light by a DUI officer. The officer noticed ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2012
In late December, former middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik was arrested for DUI near his home in OH for DUI while driving an ATV. Pavlik was busted for DUI when his neighbor called the police ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2011
This evening ( the day after Christmas ), I was driving with my family down Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Gwinnett County and I saw not fewer than 4 law enforcement patrol cars in the few miles ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2011
On Thursday a Gwinnett County police officer was charged with driving under the influence ( DUI ). A Georgia State Trooper arrested Gwinnett Officer Douglas Mattox following a motor ehcile accident in ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011
Gwinnett county law enforcement officers, especially those on the DUI task forces for the county as well as Gwinnett cities like Duluth and Snellville, make thousands of DUI arrests each year. While ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011
DUI officers in Gwinnett County arrest a lot of drivers. Gwinnett law enforcement officers also charge a lot of young people with drug and alcohol related offenses, particularly popular are Minor in ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011
Last week Griffin O'Neal entered a "not guilty" plea to charges of driving under the influence and possession of drugs in a California court. Griffin, age 46, is the brother of troubled ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011
Recently, 44 year old former Red Sox pitcher Curtis Leskanic was charged with DUI in Florida. DUI law enforcement officers found the former baseball player asleep behind the wheel of his truck. His ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2011
Gwinnett County prosecuting attorneys are tough on alleged DUI offenders. Most Gwinnett DUI cases do not begin in the State Court of Gwinnett County. Typically, when you are charged with a DUI, the ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011
Orlando Brown, a 23 year old actor and rapper, best known for being a regular on the Disney channel serie, "That's So Raven," was arrested in L.A. recently for driving under the ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2011
Last week in Santa Monica, actress Jaime Pressly was sentenced on her conviction for DUI charges. Pressly, star of the television series "My Name is Earl," was arrested several months ago on ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2011
Late last week DJ Samantha Ronson was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles. Ronson is the former love interest of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan and is the sister of music producer Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2011
Former United States Congressman Tim Mahoney was arrested in Florida on Saturday on DUI charges. Law enforcement officers found Mahoney asleep in his car. No further information was released. If this ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2011
Nick Masino, who served as the Mayor of Suwanee from 2000 through 2007, was arrested last week in Gwinnett County for driving under the influence ( DUI ) charges. Masino currently serves on the ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2011
Recently, a Lilburn teenager, William Shaw Hemby (age 18) was charged with driving under the influence ( DUI ), reckless driving, vehicular homicide and serious accident by vehicle charges. The wreck ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011
It is summer in Gwinnett County, and in the Buford area, law enforcement seek to get holiday drivers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol ( DUI ), but also for boating under the ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011
Being on Snellville, Georgia or Gwinnett County probation is tough. A common condition is no alcohol. This even includes not being on the premises of bars in many cases. This can be a serious ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011
This past 4th of July weekend, new New York Knicks announcer Spero Dedes was reportedly arrested for DUI in the Hamptons. Officers pulled over his 2006 BMW for speeding and suspected the broadcaster ...
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