New York, Jan 16 : The
19-year-old son of Sen. Rand Paul and grandson of former presidential candidate
Ron Paul was arrested for allegedly being intoxicated at Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport.
William Hilton Paul arrived in Charlotte, N.C., on
a U.S. Airways flight from Lexington, Ky., where his father is a U.S.
senator.
According to Lt. Blake Hollar with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department, Paul was intoxicated when he arrived at the airport and said
"he was possibly served alcohol on the flight."
The teenager was arrested
by police and booked into the Mecklenburg County Jail, charged with three
misdemeanors: underage consumption, disorderly conduct, and being intoxicated
and disruptive.
While in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's
Office, reports say William Hilton Paul identified himself as the son of Sen.
Rand Paul.
Rand Paul's Communications Director Moira Bagley released a
statement to ABC News asking for "privacy and respect" regarding the
incident.
"Sen. Paul is a national public figure and subject to scrutiny
in the public arena, however, as many parents with teenagers would understand,
his family should be afforded the privacy and respect they deserve in a
situation such as this," the statement said.
The senator, who was
recently appointed to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was scheduled to
travel to Israel for meetings with Israeli Officials.
William Hilton Paul
posted the $750 bond and was released from Mecklenburg County Jail.
Ends
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