Tennessee secretary of point out arrested on DUI prices

Cami Mondeaux

June 18, 02:14 PM June 18, 02:14 PM

Tennessee Secretary of Condition Tre Hargett was arrested on DUI charges Friday night time right after leaving a local tunes pageant, his business office verified Saturday.

Hargett, a Republican, was leaving the Bonnaroo Audio Festival when he was pulled around by neighborhood law enforcement. It’s not clear in which the secretary of point out was pulled in excess of or what the extent of his expenses are.

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“On Friday evening immediately after leaving the Bonnaroo New music Festival, I was stopped by the Tullahoma Police Division and subsequently arrested for DUI," Hargett explained in a assertion to the Washington Examiner. "Driving Less than the Affect is a severe make a difference, and I regret the circumstances that led to my arrest. I respect regulation enforcement and will trust the authorized process as we go forward.”

Hargett was first elected by the Tennessee Typical Assembly in 2009 and serves as the state’s 37th secretary of condition.

Other political figures, which includes the partner of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the former attorney basic of Pennsylvania, and a congressional applicant in New Jersey, have been strike with DUI or DWI prices in recent months.

The Washington Examiner attained out to regional police agencies for far more details but has not received a response.