A ROGERSVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER 13-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE FOUND DRIVING

A Rogersville, Tennessee man has been arrested after his 13-year-old son was found driving him to the liquor store. The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office says that 45-year-old Johnny Napier was arrested early Sunday morning after a traffic stop. The sheriff's office had been advised to be on the lookout for a white Cadillac that had left Tuggle Hill Road on Saturday Night that was allegedly being driven by a highly intoxicated Napier, who had an active arrest warrant for violation of probation. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description on Pine Ridge Road, and they saw two people in the vehicle one of which was a small male juvenile. The HCSO's report said that the juvenile was driving and that Napier was in the passenger seat. Napier also allegedly had a strong odor of alcohol on him and had slurred speech and glossy eyes. The 13-year-old driver said that Napier had been driving when they left the house on Tuggle Hill Road, but Napier's driving had scared him, so he took over and Napier then told him to drive to the liquor store. Napier was arrested and charged with child endangerment, contributing to delinquency of a minor, and was served the active warrant for violation of probation. He was transported to the Hawkins County Detention Facility. 

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