Two employees with the Leake County Sheriff’s Department are facing charges for driving under the influence in Philadelphia.
According to Philadelphia Police Chief Eric Lyons, Deputy Daniel Refre and Lee Permenter were placed into custody just a few hours apart last week.
Permenter is charged with DUI, careless driving, reckless driving, failure to comply with law enforcement officers, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle, and disobeying traffic control devices.
He has since resigned from his job as a booking officer with the department.
Deputy Daniel Refre, who is also charged with DUI, is on administrative leave pending an investigation.
“Law enforcement officers are living, breathing sinners too and they make mistakes,” Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson told Breezy News. “But they’re going to be held accountable just like if it was anybody else.”
