NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A
Metropolitan Nashville Police officer has been decommissioned and placed on
administrative assignment following his arrest Wednesday night on DUI and gun
charges.
Christopher Stafford, a North
Precinct Officers, was off-duty at the time of his arrest. Officers were called
to an apartment complex on Edmondson Pike at 6:40 p.m. by an acquaintance of
Stafford, who said he appeared to be intoxicated and involved in an argument
with another motorist.
Police said the 42-year-old had
driven to the apartment complex in a Dodge pickup truck with his young child.
Officers said Stafford smelled
of alcohol and field sobriety tests showed he was impaired.
He also had a loaded pistol in
his car at the time.
Stafford, a 13-year veteran of
the department, was charged with DUI and possession of a handgun while under
the influence.
He was released on $6,000 bond.