State prosecutors in Utqiagvik have charged a North Slope Borough employee with allegedly crashing a fuel truck while drunk.
According to court documents filed May 13 in Utqiagvik, James Brown was driving on April 9 in Point Lay, a village on the shore of the Arctic Ocean, when he ran the fuel truck off the road in front of a home.
North Slope Borough Police Department Sgt. Neil Lynch had flown into Point Lay that morning and recognized Brown — they had been on the same plane from Utqiagvik.
According to an affidavit signed by Lynch, James said “he had been binge drinking with his brother for the last five days … and had been drinking whiskey until 8 a.m. (that) morning, but had not brought any alcohol to the village.”
Lynch took James to the holding cells at the Point Lay Police Department, whereupon James fell asleep.
A subsequent breath-alcohol test measured 0.197%, more than twice the state’s legal limit of 0.08%.
James has been charged with one count of driving under the influence, a Class A Misdemeanor. No fuel spilled from the crashed truck.
The North Slope Borough did not immediately respond to emailed questions about the incident on Friday, including whether Brown remains employed by the borough.
Amanda Conner is in trouble with the law yet again. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department)
It was Ryan who called the cops on Amanda, telling police that she had a history of substance abuse, had refused to take a drug test, and had a young child in the car with her when she fled their home.
Ryan has a history of addiction and trouble with the law, but his life became much less chaotic in the years since the Teen Mom spotlight dimmed.
Now, however, he once again finds himself on the wrong side of the law.
Just hours after her arrest, Amanda placed a 911 call of her own. According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, a dispatcher explained that Amanda “wants to get her belongings from her husband, stating that he has a history of physical abuse towards [her].”
Ryan got sober in 2023 and started dating Amanda shortly thereafter.
In a Facebook post about this weekend’s drama, he coyly acknowledged his troubled past.
“I will NOT be answering any questions. Please keep us in your prayers,” Ryan wrote (via The Ashley).
“All I’ll say is this might be my karma!” he added in the comments.
The Ashley has heard, but cannot confirm, that Ryan was the one who bailed Amanda out of jail.
The couple was spotted walking through a gas station parking lot shortly after Amanda was released, and she was still sporting the ankle bracelet that was one of the terms of her parole.
Aside from Ryan’s brief Facebook post, neither party has commented publicly on the events of the past few days.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Over the holiday weekend, Lindsie Chrisley was booked and released on a DUI charge.
She says that her driving was the result of another driver’s antics.
Lindsie plans to contest the charge in court.
Podcaster and former reality TV personality Lindsie Chrisley posed for her mugshot over Memorial Day weekend 2026. (Photo Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office)
She was booked on speeding, serving, and allegedly driving under the influence
TMZreports that, over the Memorial Day long weekend, Lindsie was arrested in Georgia.
On Saturday, May 23, she was pulled over on suspicion of a DUI.
At that time, an officer made the determination to arrest the podcaster and former reality TV personality.
Lindsie was then jailed before being released on bond early on Sunday morning.
Sometimes, public figures seek a plea and reduced charges after a DUI, perhaps putting out a statement. What’s Lindsie’s next move?
Lindsie spoke to TMZ to explain what went down — and what she plans to do about it.
“I got pulled over speeding past a car on a two lane road,” she confirmed.
Lindsie explained that this was “because they almost hit an animal and I was trying to miss hitting them and whatever the animal was.”
In other words, she is saying that her driving was not to blame — that she was responsibly navigating around a speeding car in order to avoid a collision.
Additionally, Lindsie told TMZ that she was released pretty much immediately after her arrest. She intends to fight the charge in court.
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