Georgia sheriff arrested on DUI charge after blood alcohol content was allegedly almost triple legal limit

A Georgia sheriff was arrested last week after he was allegedly found swerving "all over the roadway" in a county-issued vehicle.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit at the time of his arrest, which was 10:30 a.m. Feb. 27, police say. Hall was arrested and taken to jail, but he was released on bond that night.

According to a police report obtained by local Fox 5 Atlanta, a Hall County deputy recognized Couch's vehicle and said the sheriff "could not maintain lane at all.