On Saturday, August 31, 2024, Loudoun Now reported that Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Charles F. Koehler Jr. was charged with public intoxication by the Leesburg Police Department.
According to the article, officers responded to a report of an individual walking along the Leesburg Bypass near South King Street at around 1:30 am. Upon making contact with the individual, later identified as Judge Koehler, he was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication.
Judge Koehler told the responding officer that he had decided to walk home rather than call an Uber, as his residence was located in the Springs Lake neighborhood. The article states that he was taken into police custody without incident and transported to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. Koehler was subsequently released on his own recognizance.
An arraignment was scheduled for October 10 in Loudoun County District Court for the charge of public intoxication. The misdemeanor offense of public intoxication carries a maximum penalty of a $250 fine, according to Virginia law.
Judge Koehler was elected to his position on the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court by the Virginia General Assembly, having begun a six-year term on July 1 of this year.
Source: Loudoun Now
