It isn’t every day that a police officer is arrested for a DUI, as they are usually the ones who make the arrests, but for one Florida officer, not only was he arrested for driving under the influence, it was his second offense in two years.
The Culprit
Joseph Everett was a police officer employed by the Haines City Police Department in Florida. He had begun working with the agency in July of 2026 and was released by the Department following his DUI arrest on October 18th. Everett previously worked with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in 2024, where he was arrested for driving under the influence and coming into work intoxicated. Following this, he resigned his position and had the charges dropped in 2025.
The arrest
According to Haines City Police, officers of the Orlando Police Department were alerted to a patrol car driving erratically at 12:30 p.m. After pulling him over, the officers administered a breathalyzer test to Everett, and he blew a 0.266 (nearly 3 times the legal limit) twice. The officers also claim that he displayed symptoms of intoxication such as bloodshot eyes, heavy eyelids, and alcohol on his breath. They also issued an open-container violation along with reckless driving. Everett was off duty at the time of his arrest.
The response
Immediately following Everett’s arrest, the Haines City Police Department fired him, and Police Chief Isaac Jackson issued the following:…