Police Arrest 3 Officers From Same Department In 4 Days For Alleged DUI

Three police officers with the Columbus, Ohio Police Department were arrested in four days for alleged DUI.

Officers Tylor Nixon, Robbie Whitlow, and Melvin Romans were arrested between March 10 and March 13, according to ABC 6.

Police stopped Nixon on Friday, ABC 6 reported. His blood alcohol content (BAC) was reportedly 0.168. Police also charged Nixon with improper use of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Police pulled over Whitlow on Monday after he reportedly crossed the center line on a local road, reported ABC 6. He told the responding officer that he had “a few” drinks and reportedly refused to comply with a field sobriety test. The officer involved in the traffic stop also said that Whitlow had trouble handling his wallet and slurred his speech.

Romans was pulled over around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, according to ABC 6. Police accused him of speeding and crossing the center line, according to WBNS.

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The Virginia State Police arrested seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday on second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a man who they were transferring from jail to a mental hospital.

Authorities identified the defendants as Randy Joseph Boye, 57, Dwayne Alan Bramble, 37, Jermaine Lavar Branch, 45, Bradley Thomas Disse, 43, Tabitha Renee Levere, 50, Brandon Edwards Rodgers, 48, and Kaiyell Dajour Sanders, 30

Authorities said victim Irvo N. Otieno, 28, had been admitted as a patient at Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where he died on March 6. Police began conducting a death investigation shortly after the incident was reported.

“State police investigators were told he had become combative during the admission process,” said the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Dinwiddie County. “Otieno, who was physically restrained, died during the intake process. His body was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for examination and autopsy.”

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