SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a veteran police officer on DUI allegations.
Late Monday night, Wichita Police Department (WPD) Command Staff were notified of an arrest of an off-duty WPD Officer by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department near K42 and Macarthur in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.
Deputies booked 49-year-old Chad Spain into the Sedgwick County Jail on charges of Driving Under the Influence and Transport Open Container.
Spain has been employed with WPD for 23 years, and was assigned to the field srvices division. He will now be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal and internal investigation. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the case.