Dralin Carswell: Alana Thompson's BF arrested for DUI and fleeing cops while in passenger seat
MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA: Alana Thompson, who is famous as 'Honey Boo Boo' is currently making headlines as the reality TV star's boyfriend was arrested for DUI and fleeing police in Georgia on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Dralin Carswell was taken in for a suspected DUI and also for running from the police and having outstanding warrants.
Dralin's girlfriend, Thompson, 17 was in the car with him when he was being chased by the police, TMZ reported. Mama June's daughter Thompson, however, was also arrested and was later picked up by her older sister and guardian Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird.
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Carswell led police for a 3-mile chase
Carswell was reportedly handcuffed when he was taken into Monroe County after leading cops on a three-mile chase. Monroe County Lt John Thompson told the outlet that an officer then attempted to do a traffic stop on Carswell, but instead was led on a chase that went about 3 miles -- ending in a pit maneuver, spinning the car out.
As per the report, the officers claimed that they recovered marijuana from Thompson's BF Carswell. Both of them were accompanied by their friend Julian Malik Divon who was also arrested on outstanding warrants.
Police found car owner had outstanding warrants
Thompson and Carswell have been dating for over a year and her family has approved of him despite their age difference.
The problem on Tuesday began when the police looked into the tags on Carswel's vehicle, a Dodge Charger. Police found out that Carswell was the owner of the car and that he had outstanding warrants in Wilkinson County.
In 2019 Dralin Carswell faced charges of statutory rape
This was not Carswell's first arrest but he had been previously detained on more serious charges. Prior to starting his connection with Thompson, Carswell was reportedly detained and charged with statutory rape in 2019. Carswell was arrested on May 29, 2019, and originally charged with statutory rape, according to police and court documents obtained by the Sun.
According to the police report, the mother of the alleged victim brought her daughter into the police department and claimed that Carswell, who was 18 at the time, climbed through her daughter's window and had sex with the minor, who was 15. In the report, the officer wrote that they interviewed the minor. "I asked the daughter if it was consensual, and she stated 'Yes'," the outlet mentioned.
Despite the fact that Carswell told the authorities he had spent the entire day and night at his friend's residence. Nevertheless, when the pals Carswell said he was with were questioned by police, two of them said they left Carswel off at the home of the 15-year-old and picked him up more than an hour later. The buddies allegedly told police that Carswell was "scared " and "told them to drive fast" when they picked the boy up again because the boy's "mother had caught him inside the house."
Police records seen by Page Six show that Carswell was hit with five misdemeanors: 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. Carswell spent two days in jail on a bond of $25,000. The report mentioned that they were on their way to a weight loss therapy session.