Newspaper: Family Court Judge In Warren County, Margaret Ryan Huddleston, Arrested For DUI.

Family court judge arrested, released after DUI charge
By JUSTIN STORY, The Daily News

Warren Family Court Judge Margaret R. Huddleston was arrested outside her home shortly after midnight Saturday on charges of careless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to a Bowling Green Police Department report, Huddleston, 59, 1288 Hayes Court, was driving a silver 1999 Mercedes on Main Avenue, traveling well below the speed limit. Police followed her up Main Avenue from Chestnut Street, watching Huddleston sit at a stop sign for several seconds before turning left onto Park Street.

Huddleston then turned right on Fairview Avenue, according to the report, after her car sat at the stop sign at Park Street for about 10 seconds. She then struck the center line five times on Fairview between Park Street and Hayes Lane, the report states, at which point the police officer turned on his emergency lights.

The officer followed Huddleston, who continued driving until she reached her driveway, according to the report. The officer reported that she had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and strongly smelled of alcohol.

According to the arrest report, a breath test indicated that Huddleston had a blood alcohol level of .174 - over twice the state’s legal limit of .08. She was arrested at 12:14 a.m. Saturday and lodged in Warren County Regional Jail, where she was later released on an unsecured bond.

Messages left at Huddleston’s home phone number were not returned; Warren County Attorney Amy Milliken was unavailable for comment.

Huddleston has been a family court judge in Warren County since the court was created in 1998. The division within Warren County Circuit Court handles divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, adoption and termination of parental rights cases. The court has jurisdiction also over cases involving domestic violence and abuse, cases of dependency, neglect and abuse and juvenile status offenses.


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