Bibb County sheriff’s deputy arrested for public intoxication in Virginia, police say

UPDATE – The Bibb Sheriff’s Office will place deputy Alex Fletcher on probation for six months and move him from criminal investigation to patrol detail following his arrest for public swearing and intoxication in Virginia, the sheriff’s office announced Friday.

Fletcher’s probation and position change will be effective July 9, according to a letter issued from the sheriff’s office to Fletcher.

ORIGINAL STORY – Police in Virginia arrested a Bibb County sheriff’s deputy June 8 for public intoxication after he was found “passed out halfway in the road,” according to a report from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputy Alex Fletcher was arrested June 8 for public intoxication. The sheriff’s office said Fletcher was attending a task force training held at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Virginia at the time.

A daily incident report from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported only one public intoxication arrest from June 8 just before 3 a.m. that morning, matching the Bibb sheriff’s office report on when Fletcher was arrested.

Fletcher was found passed out in the road near a Best Western hotel, where a deputy smelled alcohol on his breath, according to the daily report from Stafford County. When a deputy asked for Fletcher’s name, Fletcher said “you.”

“Considering (the deputy) was not ‘you,’ the deputy placed the suspect under arrest for public intoxication,” the report said.

Fletcher then started making vulgar remarks, according to the statement. He later apologized when was at the magistrate’s office and “realized the gravity of the situation,” the report said.

He was held at Virginia’s Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Fletcher was put on paid leave after the arrest.

This story was originally published June 30, 2023 at 1:23 PM.