Smith County Sheriff's Department will be conducting an internal investigation after a Deputy was arrested Friday night for driving while intoxicated.
Tyler Police found Deputy Albert Lee Hill, 47, passed out in his vehicle at an intersection, according to Smith County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Bobby Garmon.
According to Garmon, Hill and other Smith County Deputies had been out visiting a local club called Time Out earlier in the evening.
Garmon says in Hill's 23 years as a Smith County Deputy, he's never been in serious trouble.
However, Garmon does say that about six months ago, Hill was the passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a traffic stop. Jacksonville Police arrested the female driver of that vehicle because she had a misdemeanor warrant out for her arrest. Hill was not arrested during the incident.
Hill was released from the Smith County Jail on Saturday on a $500 bond.
Garmon says Hill was indefinitely suspended yesterday.
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He breached the public trust and deserves to be thrown under the bus then hung. But only if story proves true. I don't know about you but I have a higher expectation from our peace officers. $500 bond is a joke, he pays $50 to get out of jail? This message posted by a 49 year old that was held without bond and denied food, water and a restroom for 14 hours on made up charges in Smith county for "tripping a horse", "coursing animals on a racetrack", "dog fighting" and a couple more I don't recall. Never convicted, of course. JB where are you with your cops asleep at the wheel?
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