Fort Myers Officer Arrested for Florida DUI

Declares arresting officer is part of KKK.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Department was conducting a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning when they noticed a vehicle turn into a parking lot just before the traffic stop. Suspecting that the motorist was trying to avoid being checked for driving under the influence in Florida, officers went to investigate.

They found Leon Young, an officer with the Fort Myers Police Department, had bloodshot eyes and talked with a “thick tongue”. The officers noticed alcohol on his breath and a green leafy substance on his shirt that they suspected was marijuana. Canine deputies arrived on the scene and detected narcotics in the air, but no marijuana was found in the vehicle. Young refused to submit to a field sobriety test and just asked to be taken to jail. He later agreed to perform field sobriety tests and was subsequently placed under arrest for suspicion of Florida DUI.

When asked to take a breath test to check blood alcohol content, Young declared that the arresting officer was a member of the Klu Klux Klan, the arresting deputy’s father was a member of the KKK and that he would not take a breath test.

A spokesperson with the Fort Myers Police Department expressed disappointment, adding that it was not the type of conduct expected from its officers. Young has been placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation and an internal affairs investigation.

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