Apache County, Arizona

Bo Tyler Hounshell, son of the former Apache County sheriff, has been arrested on charges of impersonating a sheriff's deputy and misconduct involving weapons, and is held on a $100,000 cash bond. Investigators say Hounshell, who works in the county's emergency management "drone unit," used an unmarked county truck to pose as a deputy, including visiting a friend's ex-wife and urging reconciliation. The Coconino County Attorney's Office is handling the case due to his parents' county roles. The arrest follows an Arizona DPS drug search of his home and comes weeks after separate DUI and child abuse charges tied to a traffic stop with his young son in the vehicle.

Bo Hounshell, son of former Apache County Sheriff Brian Hounshell, faces two felony charges — driving under the influence and child abuse — after Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers pulled him over last Friday night with his 8-year-old son in the back seat. According to sources and his father, Hounshell was driving home from the county fair in a county vehicle when he was stopped just before 11 p.m. Brian Hounshell said Bo works as a drone pilot for the county's Public Works Department but could not confirm whether he was on duty at the time.

A defense attorney unconnected to the case said the use of a county vehicle does not affect the DUI charge legally. The case carries added scrutiny because the criminal complaint was stamped by the Clerk of Superior Court, Annell Hounshell — Bo's mother — and because Brian Hounshell, a former sheriff, was previously convicted of felony theft in a corruption case. It remains unclear whether the case will be transferred to another county or whether Bo Hounshell is on administrative leave.