FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A former Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigator resigned from the agency after being arrested in Forsyth County on charges of driving under the influence and child endangerment.
Former investigator Joshua Twombly resigned after hitting another car on July 3 and driving away.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said he was charged with DUI, two counts of endangering a child by DUI, following too closely and hit-and-run.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Twombly had resigned but referred any questions about his employment record to an open records request.
According to Forsyth County Solicitor General William A. Finch, Twombly was seen by a sheriff’s deputy before the crash and observed driving away form the scene.
That deputy is the officer who “ultimately stopped him and arrested him following an impaired driver investigation.”
The Solicitor General said a search warrant was issued for a toxicology test and the results are still pending.
In light of recent happenings involving Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch’s own DUI arrest back in February, and pending trial, Solicitor Finch addressed the cases’ similarities, and potential connections.
“Of course, this office is keenly aware of impaired driving charges facing his former boss. That fact is wholly separate from the charges here and will not impact prosecutorial charging decisions in Twombly’s case,” Finch said in a statement.
Details on the incident’s specifics were not shared, with FCSO citing state law related to child endangerment cases.
Twombly is expected in court Wednesday morning for a hearing in Forsyth County.
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