POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A state corrections officer was arrested Saturday after officials said he was boating under the influence.
According to authorities, Christopher Lee Lightsey, 43, was going too fast while approaching a dock and other boaters. Deputies conducted a boating safety stop and noticed Lightsey had bloodshot, glassy eyes, slurred speech.
Deputies could also smell the odor of alcohol on his breath, officials said. According to a news release, Lightsey told the deputies he had one rum runner. “Lightsey agreed to a field sobriety test, which he failed,” deputies said.
According to the release, Lightsey told deputies he is a Lieutenant at the state Department of Corrections facility in Hardee County.