Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO Arrested for Second-Offense DWI While Driving Patrol Unit

The public information officer for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on allegations of driving while intoxicated while behind the wheel of a department-issued vehicle.

According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, Donovan Jackson was taken into custody early Thursday morning after Gonzales police officers responded to reports of a vehicle stopped at a traffic light near Interstate 10 and Highway 30.

Sheriff Bobby Webre said officers found Jackson asleep behind the wheel in the early morning hours After their investigation, Gonzales police determined he was impaired and arrested him.

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Jackson was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on charges of:

• Operating While Intoxicated, Second Offense

• Obstruction of a Public Passage

Sheriff Webre announced that Jackson has been suspended without pay and that his department-issued vehicle has been taken away. He also indicated that additional disciplinary action remains possible.

“There will be no special treatment for this deputy,” Webre said. “Whatever a civilian gets, he will need to get.”

As of Thursday afternoon, Jackson remained in custody awaiting bond; WBRZ later reported he was released on a $10,000 bond.

Also reported by: WAFB.