A DeKalb County police officer was arrested Sunday for driving drunk, according to jail and police records.
Fredrick A. Hicks, 41, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, driving in an improper lane and speeding, DeKalb County jail records show.
DeKalb police arrested Hicks on I-85 near Clairmont Road, authorities said. A 10-year officer with the department, Hicks was booked into the DeKalb jail around 7:30 a.m. Sunday and was released that afternoon on $2,500 bond.
DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parrish said Hicks will be placed on restrictive duty, assigned to working at a desk, pending an internal investigation and the adjudication of the charges.
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