Police confirmed to PEOPLE that Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, was arrested Tuesday for drunk driving, fleeing police and excellent warrants after a three-mile automotive chase in Monroe County, Georgia, as for first reported by the native media. The reporter.
Thompson, 17, who was a passenger within the automotive in the course of the chase, has not been charged and is merely a witness within the case, in keeping with the publication.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace Lt. John Thompson confirmed the outlet’s reporting of the arrest to PEOPLE after the information broke. (PEOPLE has reached out to a Thompson consultant.)
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Based on The reporterthe incident occurred round 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when an officer tagged a Dodge Charger in entrance of a fuel station on Freeway 24. After the police system confirmed that the proprietor of the automotive had a warrant in his identify, the officer tried a site visitors cease, however the automobile sped north.
Based on authorities, the officer finally used a PIT (precision immobilization method) maneuver, spinning and disabling the automotive close to Hickman Street.
Carswell, 21, was arrested for driving beneath the affect, fleeing, failing to maintain lanes and following too carefully, in keeping with The reporter. He additionally acquired a dashing ticket.
The outlet additionally reported that passenger Julian Malik Divon Williams, 24, had additionally been arrested on excellent warrants.
Honey Boo Boo/Instagram Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thomson (proper) poses with good friend Dralin Carswell
Thompson’s sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, who has sole custody of the truth star, reportedly picked her up from the Monroe County Jail.
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The Toddlers & Tiaras alum dated Carswell for 2 years however has largely saved quiet about her relationship outdoors of some interviews. In a single with Teen Vogue, she revealed that perhaps Carswell is her “solely good friend” as a result of she would not belief folks her age. “Truthfully, I haven’t got many mates. Under no circumstances,” she stated. “As a result of I really feel like so many occasions folks say, ‘Oh my God, I am mates with Honey Boo Boo.’
She added, “I do not actually belief anybody, so I haven’t got any mates.”
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The pair have since been noticed collectively at meet-and-greet occasions and took a visit to Colorado’s Purple Rocks final July. The couple additionally acquired criticism from followers who questioned their four-year age distinction, as Alana remains to be underage in keeping with the legislation. Thompson’s mom, June “Mama June” Shannon spoke in regards to the relationship in a dialog with TooFab.
“Sure, I met Dralin. They have been collectively for over a 12 months,” stated the Mama June: Street to Salvation star stated. “Folks want to understand that she will probably be 17 in August and that Pumpkin and Josh have been the identical age as her.”
She continued, “She will get lots of hate as a result of she’s in an interracial relationship, he is older. However on the finish of the day Alana is not that 6, 7 12 months previous child you all fell in love with 11 years in the past. Alana has grown up, she’s in faculty subsequent 12 months out of highschool, boys!’
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In July, Thompson stated Leisure tonight that the “two issues everybody at all times talks about is our age distinction and positively as a result of he is black and I am white and we’re an interracial couple.”
“I do not care,” she stated. “As a result of, like, on the finish of the day, my sister approves, his mother approves, and we’re joyful. So what followers must say or what haters must say, I do not actually care.”
