Telfair County sheriff’s deputies arrested the appointed mayor of Jacksonville Monday on charges of driving under the influence of drugs.
Sheriff Chris Steverson says John Dopson, who was driving a city police car when he was stopped on U.S. 441 near Ga. 117, is also charged with impersonating a police officer.
Dopson was pulled over at about 4:30 p.m. and remains in Telfair County jail, Steverson said Tuesday morning.
Dopson’s arrest is the result of an investigation which was initiated after a local citizen reported being stopped by a marked and equipped City of Jacksonville Patrol car allegedly being operated by Dopson, according to a Telfair County Sheriff’s Office news release. The investigation also revealed that Dopson is known to operate the police patrol cars on a daily basis as his primary means of transportation, the news release states.
