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Nashville Officer Charged With Work DUI
Metro Nashville police arrested Officer Jordan Vrbas, 39, on Wednesday after supervisors suspected he was impaired when he reported for duty. He is charged with DUI and with possessing a firearm while under the influence.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
The breath result and the firearm count are charges. Decommissioning takes his police authority while the department looks at his job, and it is not a finding of guilt. The criminal case still has to be proved.
Jordan Vrbas, 39, an 11-year Metro Nashville police officer at the Midtown Hills Precinct, was arrested Wednesday and charged with DUI and with possessing a firearm while under the influence.
Police said precinct supervisors suspected he was impaired when he reported for duty and asked the Traffic Division to investigate. The officer who responded reported an odor of alcohol and signs of impairment on field sobriety tasks. A breath sample registered 0.11 percent, over Tennessee's 0.08 percent limit.
The department immediately decommissioned him, taking away his police authority. The Office of Professional Accountability opened a separate administrative investigation. That inquiry is about his job. It is not a verdict.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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