Michael Christopher Hagler, 41, was arrested Saturday morning after he cursed out a neighbor who lodged a noise complaint against him and also admitted to have driven his truck while intoxicated, Athens-Clarke County police said.
The neighbor used her cellphone to record Hagler as he threw the noise citation into her yard, cursed at the woman and said because he was “DUI,” he was going to walk to Waffle House before being videoed driving away in his truck, police said.
Police later found Hagler as he walked toward Waffle House on Barnett Shoals Road, at which time a strong odor of alcohol was detected on his breath, police said. He admitted to having driven his truck on Pine Lodge Road, a private road on which he and his neighbor lived.
Howell was charged with DUI and disorderly conduct, police said.