A THP sergeant arrested the off-duty administrator of the City of Smithville and charged him with driving under the influence and violation of the implied consent law on Aug. 27.
According to the warrant, Hunter Hendrixson was pulled over by THP Sergeant Charlie Caplinger on Vaughn Lane at 2:15 a.m., and was driving his personal vehicle.
The complaint reads: "I, Sergeant Charlie Caplinger was traveling east on Vaughn Lane. I noticed a gray pickup truck (2002 Dodge Ram 1500) traveling across the center double line several times. I observed this at least four times before a traffic stop was made. Upon approach I found Mr. Hendrixson behind the wheel with a strong smell of an intoxicant about his person. He admitted to drinking prior to driving. I asked him to perform field sobriety tasks in which he could not perform as demonstrated. Each field sobriety task showed clues of impairment. He was placed under arrest and transported to the DeKalb County Jail for warrants. Mr. Hendrixson was charged with a first offense of driving under the influence. I read the Tennessee Implied Consent form and asked him to provide blood for blood alcohol content. Mr. Hendrixson stated that he would not give blood for sample. This is a violation of TCA (Tennessee Code Annotated)."
Hendrixson will appear in General Sessions Court on August 27.