Not long ago, Honey Boo Boo aka Alana Thompson’s boyfriend Dralin Carswell was arrested by the police authorities for DUI and fleeing police in Georgia. For those of you who are unversed, let us share with you, the term DUI is an abbreviation for driving under the influence.
As per a report by Monroe County Reporter, the cops detained Dralin Carswell on Tuesday after a three-mile chase while the former Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star was also in the car with him. Keep scrolling further to know more insights about Honey Boo Boo’s boyfriend Dralin’s arrest.
Honey Boo Boo’s boyfriend Dralin Carswell has been arrested
Yeah, you read that right. On Tuesday, Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s boyfriend Dralin Carswell was arrested by the cops for DUI after a police chase. On the other hand, when we talk about Alana, she was in the passenger seat of his Dodge Charger.
It has been reported that at first, Cpl. Jaleel Brown ran the tag on Dralin’s vehicle in front of a Shell gas station and then the officer found out that he had outstanding warrants. However, when Jaleel tried to make a traffic stop, Carswell allegedly sped off and led a police chase before the officer used a PIT maneuver to disable the Charger.
According to a report, the incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The media outlet TMZ has reported that the cops found marijuana and took Carswell into custody. Thompson who was in the passenger seat of the vehicle was not charged but another passenger named Julian Malik Divon Williams, was also arrested for outstanding warrants.
Dralin has been arrested by the police authorities for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving under the influence of drugs, following a vehicle too closely, failure to maintain lane and speeding. He spent 2 days in jail on a bond of a total of $25,000.
Honey Boo Boo has been dating Dralin Carswell for almost 2 years now
The reality TV star has been in a relationship with Dralin Carswell for 2 years now. The pair started dating sometime in 2021 but they didn’t make their romance Instagram official until the end of that September. She has remained silent about her relationship with Carswell except for a few interviews.
In an interview with Teen Vogue, Alana stated Dralin might be her only friend because she does not trust people her age. Then, she told the media outlet, “To be honest, I do not have many friends. At all. Because I feel like folks are so much like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m friends with Honey Boo Boo.’ I don’t trust nobody really, so I don’t have friends.”
In July, Thompson revealed that she and Dralin received a lot of backlash due to their age gap and because she’s white and he’s black.
At that time, the former Toddlers and Tiaras alum told Entertainment Tonight, “I don’t care because, like, at the end of the day, my sister approves, his mom approves and we’re happy, so what fans got to say or what haters got to say, I don’t really care.”
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