On March 1st, news broke that Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, had been arrested for a DUI after a three-mile chase with a police car in Monroe County, GA. Additionally, officers found marijuana in Carswell’s car, leading to the charges against the 21-year-old. Thompson was also in the car at the time, but she was not charged and was only serving as a witness. According to her account, Carswell was instructed to make a traffic stop by a Monroe County corporal but instead chose to speed down the highway, resulting in the chase.
This isn’t the first time Carswell has been arrested. In 2019, he was charged with statutory rape of an unnamed alleged victim; this incident occurred prior to his relationship with Thompson. After completing a pretrial diversion program, the claims were dismissed due to a lack of evidence.