By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
LAKE MARY, Fla. An off-duty Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested on a DUI charge late Saturday after she was pulled over in her personal vehicle in Seminole County, a spokesman for Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
Here is a synopsis of what occurred, according to a press release by VCSO PIO Andrew Gant: Deputy Julia Curtin was stopped by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper around 11:30 p.m. on Interstate 4 in the area of State Road 46 due to her driving pattern. Following FHP’s investigation, Curtin was placed under arrest for DUI and transported to the Seminole County Jail.
Curtin, 23, was hired in 2019. She will be placed on administrative leave with pay due to her arrest.
No other information was released by the VCSO. Chitwood did not return a media inquiry for comment.